Hanukkah Star Challah

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup water
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 2/3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, or more if desired

Recipe

Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• place 1 cup of water, eggs, salt, sugar, bread flour, and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. select the dough setting, and start the machine.
• when cycle is completed, remove dough from the machine, and set onto a floured work surface for 15 minutes to rest. cover dough with a towel or large bowl to prevent drying out.
• knead the dough several times, and cut into 6 equal pieces. roll each piece out into a rope about 10 inches long and 1 inch in diameter.
• line a baking sheet with parchment paper. lay 3 ropes of bread onto the prepared baking sheet, and pinch ropes together firmly at the ends to form a pointed triangle. weave 3 more ropes over and underneath each point of the first triangle to make a second, interwoven triangle. pinch it closed tightly at the edges to make a 6-pointed star. set the baking sheet in a warm place, and allow to rise until doubled, 30 to 45 minutes.
• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). whisk egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water, and brush the mixture over the loaf; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• bake in the preheated oven until the challah is shiny, golden brown, and sounds hollow when tapped, about 35 minutes.