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Challah
Ingredients:
7 cups flour
2 big potatoes peeled, cooked and mashed
2 packages yeast mixed with 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. warm oil
poppy seeds
dash of salt
Preparation:
Put flour in
big bowl, add yeast, mashed potatoes and salt. Mix with lukewarm
water to make soft, easy to knead dough. Add oil gradually, kneading
constantly until dough no longer sticks to hands or bowl.
Let dough stand
in cool place for 2 hours.
(Separate and put aside small piece of dough in accordance with
Jewish ritual).
Divide dough
into three equal parts.
Roll all three
parts into 10" long strips.
Braid strips
together, and pinch together at ends.
Let dough stand
30 minutes
Glaze top with
egg and poppy seeds.
Bake for 1 hour
or until tops are browned at 350-degrees.
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