Challah Bread

Ahhhh. Challah bread! Katrina gave me this recipe years and years ago, and it has been our go to bread ever since! Sometimes I'll make rolls instead and sprinkle with the same seasonings! This is the perfect bread to go with salads and soups! (Or if you are my kids, just a dang good snack!)

1 cup warm water

2 tbsp yeast

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

1 tbsp salt

2 1/4 cup warm water

9 cups flour

Mix 1 cup warm water, yeast and sugar. Let yeast bubble for 5-10 minutes. Add oil, salt, 2 1/4 cup warm water, 4 1/2 cups flour, mix then add the rest of the flour as needed until the dough is not sticky but soft & supple. Let rise for 1/2 hour, bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

To make into Challah Bread:

Separate dough into 3 pieces (so one whole batch makes 3 Challah loaves, 3 large bread loaves, or try some cinnamon rolls!). Roll dough into a long snake and braid. Brush melted butter on top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, garlic powder, and Salad Supreme seasoning. Let raise a little, then bake. (I find at my high altitude of 6200 ft that they cook better at 350 and take longer than 20 min!)