Challah Bread
1.
Put the other ingredients except butter into the bread machine and knead the dough according to the kneading procedure until the dough is smooth and the film is formed, but the film is easy to break. It takes about 15 minutes. Press the stop key.
2.
Add the softened butter and restart the kneading process.
3.
Knead the dough to form a large film. (My bread machine kneading program is 30 minutes, a total of 45 minutes.)
4.
Fermented to 2 times the size. (Finger does not retract or collapse when pressed down.)
5.
Take out the dough, press and exhaust, divide into 3 equal parts, and relax for 15 minutes.
6.
Take a piece of dough and press it into a long shape.
7.
Roll up into a long strip and pinch it tightly.
8.
Roll into small strips, longer than 80cm.
9.
Pinch one end of the three small strips together.
10.
The middle one is pressed against the left one.
11.
The one on the left becomes in the middle, and this one presses on the one on the right.
12.
Do this repeatedly, always pressing the one in the middle on the left and then on the right.
13.
The braid grows into a braid, and the mouth is closed tightly.
14.
Brush the 10-inch cast iron pot with a thin layer of oil, and brush the edges as well. (There is no cast iron pan, you can use a metal cake mold or pie pan, and the mold can be 9 inches or 10 inches.)
15.
A layer of greased paper is spread on the bottom to facilitate demoulding.
16.
Put one end of the braid in the middle of the mold and start the pan.
17.
The plate becomes a spiral, the mouth is closed and pressed underneath, and the second fermentation becomes 2 times larger. .
18.
The butter and honey used to brush the noodles melt in water.
19.
Brush the surface of the bread, use up all, sprinkle with white sesame seeds. (You can also apply it after styling and ferment together.)
20.
Put it into the preheated oven, bake the middle and lower layer at 360F/182C for 35 minutes, and cover with tin foil after the color is halfway.
21.
Take it out after baking and leave it in the mold for 10 minutes to set.
22.
Then release the mold and let it cool on the grill.
23.
With honey flavor, fine texture and silky texture, it is very delicious.