posted on August 25, 2011 22:05
4 oz dry yeast- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cups warm water
put in the bowl the above and let it sit for 10-15 minutes until it foams
- 5 lb bag King Aurthur Bread Flour
- 1 cup oil
- 3 eggs
Either:
2 TBLS kosher salt
or
4 TBLS table salt
Add above to yeast mixture
Mix for 15 minutes
Let rise for 1 hour and then punch down
Let rise for 1 more hour
To shape the dough for Rosh Hashana in a circle:
Make a long snake with the dough oabout 1 1/2 feet long, then twist it while making it higher as if you are shaping the shell of a snail,
OR
Make a 3 line braid long enough to pull ends together to make it a circle,
OR
Make lots of balls and put them close together in a round pan.
Let the shaped dough rise for 30 minutes
Paint each one with egg and honey
(for 5 lbs of flour use 1 egg and 1 TBLS honey)
Bake for 30-40 minutes on 350 (until golden)