No Fail Easy Challah Egg Bread Bread Machine

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 tsp quick yeast)
• 1 egg
• poppy seed

Directions

1. 1

   Place all ingredients ( except second egg and poppy seeds) in bread machine pan.

2. 2

   For dough cycle -- use 1 1/2 tsp yeast

3. 3

   For Quick Dough Cycle---.

4. 4

   ( NOT QUICK BREAD) use 2 tsp quick yeast.

5. 5

   Run dough cycle and remove dough.

6. 6

   On floured board shape dough into 3 long rolled pieces.

7. 7

   Braid.

8. 8

   Put braid on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

9. 9

   Let rise at least 1 hour.

10. 10

    Beat egg and use paintbrush to paint challah braid.

11. 11

    Sprinkle poppy seeds.

12. 12

    Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees 20 minutes or more ( until golden brown).

13. 13

    Cool.