WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
6 cups of white flour
1 cup of milk (115 °F)
1 tbsp. of dry yeast
1 1/2 tsp. of salt
1/2 cup of oil or butter
1/3 cup of sugar
3 eggs (beaten)
PREP:
1. Put the yeast into the warm milk. Add in a little sugar. Mix well then set aside for 10 minutes, or until the yeast rises.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, oil (or butter), salt and sugar together.
3. Add in yeast and eggs. Mix well.
4. Knead for 10 minutes, place in a bowl, cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
5. Punch the dough and knead again for a couple of minutes. Cover with a damp cloth and let sit for one hour, or until it doubles in size.
6. Remove from bowl and divide dough into two parts. For the swirls, I took one part of the dough, made it into eight swirls and put it into a 9" round pan. For the long challah, I divided the other part into six balls and rolled into strands. Next, I braided the dough - watch the video below to see how.
9. Cover again with a damp cloth and let sit for 20-30 minutes.
10. Before placing in the oven, you can brush the top lightly with some egg yolk mixed with a tsp. of milk to give it that glossy finish.
11. Place in oven at 325 °F for 30-35 minutes, depending on the temperature of the oven.
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Enjoy!