Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 1 1/3 cups warm water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 3 eggs, 2 beaten together in one bowl and the other one on a separate bowl
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups of organic dried apple rings, chopped (about 4 ounces)
  • 5 cups white bread flour
  • 3 tsp instant yeast
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)

Instruction

  • Combine water, oil, honey, 2 beaten egg, and salt (in that order) in the bread machine
  • Mix flour and apples. Add it to the bread machine and make a well in the middle. Add the yeast and cover it with some of the flour
  • Set the machine to dough setting and turn it on
  • The bread machine will beep when the cycle is over. The dough should have doubled in size.
  • Working on a floured surface, divide the dough in half.
  • Make 6 dough balls from each half and arrange them two 8 inch round cake pans (place 5 on the edges and 1 in the center.
  • If you would like to make round braided challah follow the steps and images described in the post above
  • Pre-heat oven at 425F
  • Cover challahs with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rise again until the challah has doubled in size about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how hot your kitchen is.
  • Using a pastry brush, gently "paint" the Challah with the remaining beaten egg
  • Add sesame seeds if using. Mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle over Challah
  • Bake for 10 minutes at 425F,  lower the temperature to 350F and bake for an additional 30-35 minutes until golden brown (a tooth pick inserted should come out clean)
  • Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and let it sit until it foams (If it doesn't foam, discard it. The yeast is not active and you need to get new yeast)
  • In a large bowl combine flour, salt and chopped apples
  • In another bowl combine oil, dissolved yeast and water, honey and 2 beaten eggs
  • Pour wet ingredients over the flour and knead to create a smooth and soft dough, about 10 minutes. You can also use your food processor fitted with an "S" blade or your stand up mixer, fitted with a dough hook,  to mix the dough.  See note 3 if the dough is very wet and sticky.
  • Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover it with a kitchen towel and let it rise for about an hour or until doubles or triples in size
  • "Punch" the dough and divide it in half
  • Follow steps 7-13 above