The Best Bread Machine Challah

1. 1

   Place the ingredients into the bread machine in the above listed order. Make a small well in the flour for the yeast. Put bread machine on dough cycle.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

3. 3

   Remove dough from the machine onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into two equal halves. Divide each halve into three pieces, and braid. Place braid onto a cookie sheet covered with a piece of parchment paper. Cover the two braid with a dish towel. Let stand until double in size, about 30 minutes to an hour. Remove dish towel. Use a pastry brush and paint the challahs with beaten egg covering the entire loaf.

4. 4

   Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Until the bottom sounds hollow when tapped on.

5. 5

   Remove from cookie sheet and let cool on baking rack.

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