SC - Bread Baking Weather

[Boogie]

	Here's our recipe.  Hope it is helpful. 
	I don't follow most recipes slavishly especially not bread recipes.

CHALLAH   (2 braided loaves)

2 packages dry yeast	1/3+/- cup warm water	1/2 cup butter	2 beaten eggs
3 tablespoons sugar	2 teaspoons salt	1 cup scalded milk
5 cups flour		1 egg			2 tablespoons cooking oil

Mix the yeast in the warm water.
In large bowl combine butter, sugar, beaten eggs, salt, and scalded milk.  
Cool to lukewarm, stir in yeast.
Stir in flour to make a stiff dough.Turn dough out onto a floured board.
Knead for about 7 minutes until smooth and shiny.  Put in buttered bowl;
cover it.
Let it rise for about 2 hours until it doubles.
Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces; shape into balls.
Cover the balls and let rest for 15 minutes.
Form each ball into a strip 1" wide by 12" long.
Grease 2 cookie sheets.
Put 4 strips on each sheet side by side.  Pinch one end of the strips
together.
Braid the strips and pinch the other end together.
Cover the loaves. let them rise in a warm place for 1 hour until they
double in size.
Beat one egg with cooking oil.   Brush the mixture on the loaves.
Bake the loaves in a moderately hot oven (375 F) for about 35 minutes until
golden.
Remove and let cool.

Challah is the traditional bread of the Sabbath and any feast.

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> From: Brenna <sunnie at exis.net>
> To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: SC - Bread Baking Weather
> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 8:08 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Boogie wrote:
> 
> > my dear lady challah is challah it's the bread of Rosh Hashona , i,m a
> > baker of many loafs give it an egg wash with poppy seeds on top it's
great
> > that way , traditional for rosh hashona  is to sweeten every thing for
the
> > whole year to come , so we celebrate with the sweet breads such as
honey
> > cakes, date nut torte, poppy seed candy, macaroons, and various fruits
. if
> > i can help more just let me know .                    in your service
> > conor.
> >
> 
> Please continue.  The groom for the wedding I am feasting in Dec has
requested
> challah.  Since I have never made it before, I was in the process of
trying to
> find a good recipie and having a practice run or two.  If you have a
recipie,
> pleaase share it.  That would at least cut my job in half.
> 
> Brenna
> (who appreciates any help at this stage)
> 
> 
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