Talk gecko to me.

Woke up early and made Challah with Mom, using my mother-in-law's recipe. Paul Hollywood wishes he had this crumb.

Recipe (makes 2 loaves)

1 3/4 cup warm water

1 Tb yeast (2 packets)

1 cup + 1 Tb sugar

5 eggs

1 Tb salt

8-8 1/2 cups flour

1. Add yeast and 1 Tb sugar to water, mix and let prove

2. Combine 4 of the eggs, and yeast water, add salt and sugar, then work flour in 1 cup at a time

3. Knead dough until it can be made into a smooth ball

4. Cover and let rise until doubled in size. This recipe makes a monstrous amount of dough.

5. Knead again until.smmoth and elastic. separate into 12 pieces. Roll piecees out into long snakes.

6. Using 6 plaits for each loaf YouTube how to do a six strand braid because the hell if I can figure it out.

7. Tuck ends in as best you can, smoosh braids into loaf shapes and set on greased pan

8. Cover and allow to rise again until doubled in size. Use 5th egg to coat risen dough with an egg wash.

9. Bake loaves at 375 for 30-35 min

-yes, it's fine to halve the recipe

- IDK if it works for bread machines

-yes you can use the dough hook on a stand mixer to do the kneading. That's what we did because we both have carpal tunnel.