Challah

Ingredients

• 3 cups room temperature water
• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 3 tablespoons yeast
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 5 lbs flour
• 3/4 cup oil

Directions

1. 1

   Place flour in a large soup pot or or other large container like a bowl. Boil 2 1/2 cups of water.

2. 2

   Add yeast, salt, sugar to flour.

3. 3

   When water boils, add room temperature water, then the oil then the boiling water.

4. 4

   Mix together until able to lift out and place on counter or other surface.

5. 5

   Kneed dough, but not too much. Just until done.

6. 6

   Coat pot or bowl used to mix with some oil and place kneeded dough in pot to coat one side then turn over.

7. 7

   Place a wet towel over top of pot and let dough rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. DO NOT PUNCH DOWN.

8. 8

   Braid dough into several challahs.

9. 9

   Bake at 350 until done.

10. 10

    May add chocolate chips if special occasion or use this dough to make babaka.