Challah Ii With Maple Syrup Glaze (eggless Version)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 4 1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup water in bowl of mixer.
• 3 sprinkle yeast over water and mix, let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
• 4 add remaining ingredients into mixing bowl.
• 5 mix with dough hook for 6 minutes.
• 6 place in oiled bowl, cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
• 7 punch down dough.
• 8 let rise until double in bulk.
• 9 punch down again.
• 10 divide dough into 3 equal parts.
• 11 roll dough into 3 long strands.
• 12 braid the strands, tucking the ends under.
• 13 cover with towel and let double in bulk.
• 14 glaze with maple syrup.
• 15 bake at 400 f for approximately 30 minutes, until golden brown.
• 16 the challah is done when it sounds hollow when thumped on the bottom.