Description
When invited to a Hanukkah dinner, I thought of making something appropriate. Finally we decided on a Challah bread shaped as a 6-pointed Star of David.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 3 ⅔ cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, or more if desired
Instructions
- Place 1 cup of water
- eggs
- salt
- sugar
- bread flour
- and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough setting
- and start the machine.
- When cycle is completed
- remove dough from the machine
- and set onto a floured work surface for 15 minutes to rest. Cover dough with a towel or large bowl to prevent drying out.
- Knead the dough several times
- and cut into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece out into a rope about 10 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay 3 ropes of bread onto the prepared baking sheet
- and pinch ropes together firmly at the ends to form a pointed triangle. Weave 3 more ropes over and underneath each point of the first triangle to make a second
- interwoven triangle. Pinch it closed tightly at the edges to make a 6-pointed star. Set the baking sheet in a warm place
- and allow to rise until doubled
- 30 to 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Whisk egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water
- and brush the mixture over the loaf; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the challah is shiny
- golden brown
- and sounds hollow when tapped
- about 35 minutes.
Prep Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 12