Sesame Twist Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup water
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 measure all ingredients first.
• 2 place milk, honey, margarine, salt in a small sauce pan and scald. sprinke yeast into the very warm water. in large bowl stir until yeast dissolves, then stir in cooked mixture. beat 5 cups of flour into cooked mixture to form a soft dough. gradually beat in another 2 cups of flour to make a stiff dough. turn dough a floured surface. begin kneading until smooth and elasicy. (you may need to add a little flour as you are kneading) place dough into a large greased bowl. let it rise from 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 3 punch down dough and knead it a few times. divide the dough in half. divide one of the halves in half again. divide each of the 3 portions into even thirds so that each set of 3 can be braided. stack one on top of another on a cookie sheet, starting with the largest then building upwards.
• 4 place in a warm place and let it rise. get dough ready by brushing w/ slightly beaten egg. sprinkle sesame seeds over the loaf and bake 45 minutes at 375 degrees.