Happy New Year to you too! And thank you for another year of keeping us all pinged!
and HEY I want the sweet honey challah recipe!
:)
~B.
SWEET HONEY CHALLAH
5-6 c. unbleached flour
1/3 c. oil
1/2 c. honey
2 tsp. salt
2 pkg. rapid-rise dry yeast
1 3/4 c. hot tap water
4 eggs
Sesame seeds or poppy seeds
In mixer bowl, combine 3 c. flour, yeast, and salt. Beat 3 of the eggs with oil and honey and add to bowl. Add hot water and mix with regular beater for about 30 sec.
Attach dough hook and add remaining flour to form a smooth dough that does not stick to the sides of the bowl. Knead for about 5-10 minutes.
Remove dough from mixing bowl and place in a greased bowl (I spray the bowl with nonstick spray). Cover with saran wrap and let rise for about 1 hour. Punch down and let rise for another hour.
Punch down dough and divide into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece into a rope and coil into a round beehive shape. (You can form any shape of loaf or braid, but Rosh Hashana is customary to form a round loaf).
Place 2 loaves on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray and sprinkled with corn meal. Cover loaves with saran wrap sprayed with nonstick spray and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour. Brush each loaf with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds or poppy seeds. Bake at 375 until dark brown.