Challah Bread

(This recipe is from Eva.  It was her mother's recipe.)  

I(Eva) make this with the bread machine to knead it and then roll it out by hand

3/4 C warm water

1 lg egg

3 T margarine cut up

3 C bread flour

4T sugar

1 1/4 t salt

2 t active dry yeast

Coating

 l lg egg yolk

1T water

 

Preheat oven to 375

Place in bread machine in the order above but put on the dough cycle

Divide dough in half and then divide each half into thirds Braid bread so that you have two average size loafs or you can do l large loaf.  Let rise in warm draft free area until almost doubled in size approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Brush on egg yolk mixture.   Bake for 10 minutes and then add foil and cover to prevent to much browning.  Do this for another 10 -15 minutes and enjoy!