Penina's Sephardi Challah

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 teaspoons anise seeds (optional)
• 1 egg (beaten)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve sugar in warm water, stir in yeast and let sit until it becomes foamy or creamy (about 5-10 minutes).
• 2 mix in the other ingredients and knead dough until ball starts to form and lumps are gone.
• 3 cover bowl with dish towel and let sit 1 hour to rise (should double in size).
• 4 take out dough and punch down and make loaves. let shaped dough sit on trays for about 10 minutes until they start puffing back out.
• 5 glaze with beaten egg and put them in the oven at 350 degrees f for at least 30-35 minutes or browned on top and bottom and/or tap hollow.