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Ingredients
| water: 1/2 cup (warm) |
| active dry yeast: 2 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 1 Tbl |
| eggs: 5 (beaten) |
| canola oil - for salads, woks and light frying: 3/4 cup |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup |
| water: 2/3 cup (warm) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 8 cups |
| eggs: 1 (beaten) |
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Prep Time
120 min -
Cook Time
40 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
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- Combine the water, yeast and sugar. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs, oil, salt and sugar until pale yellow.
- Add flour, 1 cup at a time.
- Knead 10 minutes.
- Place in a sprayed bowl. Cover with a damp towel. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Punch down. Knead again.
- Repeat rising for 30 minutes.
- Punch down. Divide into 3 even pieces.
- Roll each out into a rope shape.
- Braid.
- Cover. Let rise 30 minutes.
- Heat oven 400.
- Brush loaf with egg.
- Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temp to 350. Bake 30 more minutes.
- Let cool on racks.