If there is one thing that I could eat forever and be in heaven, it is bread. All types of bread -- I just LOVE it! Yum Yum YUM! My grandfather would occasionally make bread when I was younger, and I absolutely loved those special days. I decided to mix it up from baking tons of sweets and make what I find most comforting of all -- BREAD! Here's my stab at a slightly sweet, very dense, but absolutely delicious bread! Enjoy!
What you'll need:
2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
3½ cups All Purpose Flour
¼ cup Vegetable Oil
¼ cup Honey
1½ tsp Salt
3 Large Eggs plus 1 for brushing
¼ cup Warm Water
How you make it:
In a small bowl, add the warm water, 1/4 cup of the flour and the yeast, whisk all together well and let it sit and proof for about 10 minutes until the mixture starts growing and bubbling.
In the mixing bowl of a mixer, add the yeast mixture, the eggs, vegetable oil, salt and honey. Mix well together then using the dough attachment gradually add the remaining 3¼ cup of flour, adding 1 cup at a time.
Remove the dough from the mixer and place it onto a floured surface and knead it for a couple more minutes. Place the dough in a greased bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
After the dough doubled in size, divide the dough into 2 equal portions. In turn divide each piece into 3 equal portions. Using 3 of the pieces braid it into a loaf.
Place the breads onto a baking sheet, and let the bread double in size again. Once doubled, brush the breads with the egg wash. At this point you can sprinkle either poppy seeds or sesame seeds on it.
Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 325° F for about 25 to 35 minutes or until nice and golden brown.
This bread looks so yummy!
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