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Egg Bread For Beginners

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 1 Large Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 ⁄2 cup warm water
  • 3 teaspoons yeast
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⁄3 cup oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ⁄4 cup warm water
  • 1 egg yolk beaten with
  • 1 teaspoon water

Instructions

DIRECTIONS

  1. Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1/2 cup water in the bowl of mixer. Sprinkle yeast over water and mix, let stand 10 minutes until foamy.

  2. Add the next 6 ingredients to mixing bowl. Add yeast and mix with dough hook for 6 minutes. The dough will be a little sticky. If kneading by hand, add flour to your surface sparingly until it works without sticking to the surface but is still soft to knead.

  3. Place in oiled bowl, cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk. about 30 minutes

  4. Punch down dough. Let rise again until double in bulk. About 30 minutes

  5. Punch down again. Divide dough into the equal parts. At this point preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

  6. Roll dough into three long strands. Braid the strands, tucking ends. Place braid on a parchment lined baking sheet and cover with a towel and let rise for 20 minutes or until doubled in size.

  7. Mix 1 tsp water with beaten egg yolk and brush onto braided bread. Bake at 400 F for approximately 30 minutes, until golden brown. The egg bread is ready when it sounds hollow when you tap on the top.