Anxiously waiting for that recipe, the bread looks delicious!!!
Google easy no-knead challah bread and choose the one from food.com
I used my kitchen aid (7 cups is a lot of flour) bread hook and have to watch the dough climbs up too high. Just stop more often and pull it down, mix on 1 speed (slow) I think helped. I add or subtract just enough flour to where it is just not too sticky to the touch at the mixer stage which makes it easier to work with. They recommend bread flour. Sometimes I get that and sometimes just use regular.
Follow the recipe. Look on you tube for 6 braid challah bread and use that braid. I think my ropes were 22 inches. Tuck in the ends. You will first have to cut in half, then cut six pieces (it wasn't too hard to get them alike, think I shaped the dough into a nice ball then cut in 6 wedges.)
You can tell mine has cracks. That could come from braiding too tight, or not getting the egg wash down in there.
I apply the egg wash liberally with my hands, heck with the brushing which got too tedious.
Be sure to cover while it is rising. The last rise of the braid I covered with that baking paper, can't think of it The left over dough or second one will keep a few days, will rise some in the fridge.
I rolled the ropes on a lightly floured counter.
Slice it on the diagonal.
Let me know if you have any questions. You know some of these new recipes it takes about 3 tries and minor alterations to get so you can have something that is worth making and looks nice. This recipe was just a nice combination of ingredients and don't have to knead it. You could halve it or probably freeze the other half (never thought of that).