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Ingredients
Serving Size : 1
- 2 1/2 sticks butter – melted
- 2 packages yeast
- 2 cups water – warm
- 7 cups flour – unbleached
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 3 egg – beaten
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 egg – beaten
- poppy seeds – -optional-
- sesame seeds – -optional-
Method
- Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Beat 3 eggs in a large mixing bowl; add salt, sugar, dissolved yeast, and butter.
- To this mixture, add 4 cups of the flour (all at once).
- Stir in the flour and continue to add 3 more cups of flour until the dough is of a soft consistency.
- Knead the dough on a floured board until the dough is no longer sticky and is springy to the touch.
- Place the dough in a greased mixing bowl and cover with a towel.
- Let rise 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch down the dough, knead it a little, and divide it in 6 pieces.
- Roll each piece with your hands so they become long, skinny ropes.
- Braid 3 ropes, pinching the ends together.
- Repeat the process with the other 3 ropes.
- Place each braided loaf on it`s own greased cookie sheet, cover with a towel, and let rise about an hour- until doubled in bulk.
- Brush the loaves with the 2 beaten eggs, sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds (optional).
- DO NOT PRE-HEAT OVEN- Bake in a 350F degree oven about 45 minutes, until the bread is golden-brown.
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