Bread Machine Challah
I have been making this gorgeous braided bread for the past 20 years. It is my go to bread for entertaining, especially on Jewish holidays. But, really, it’s a bread I love to make any day of the year because it is so easy to make and always turns out great.
There are times when I am absolutely required to make this bread, and those times always involve needing my Bread Machine Challah to make the world’s best French toast. I cannot imagine making French toast with any other bread, and tomorrow I will be sharing my Crunchy Cereal French Toast recipe with you.
The day before I make my French toast, I like to make my Bread Machine Challah. I’ve had my bread machine for over 20 years, and it is my very favorite kitchen appliance. I have a Zojirushi bread machine and I love that it heats all the ingredients up to the perfect temperature, so I just have to put everything in the pan, wet ingredients first. Then, I just ignore it for one hour and fifty minutes and my dough is completely ready. It’s really the easiest way to make bread.
Bread Machine Challah
Equipment
- Bread Machine
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1¼ tsp. salt
- 3 cups flour (360g)
- 2 tsp. active dry yeast
For Egg Wash:
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 tbsp. water
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in the order suggested by your bread machine. Set your bread machine for the dough cycle, and let the machine run that full cycle.
- When the dough is ready, divide it into 3 sections and braid it and place it on a parchment covered baking sheet. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise 20 minutes.
- Brush it all over with the egg wash and bake it at 375° for 25 minutes.
