Challah Bread

This is the best recipe I've used to make a lovely braided Challah. It's delicious and makes a fantastic French toast a few days later. 

1 cup milk

6 TBS butter

1/3 cup sugar

1 pkg yeast

3 eggs

1 tsp salt

4-5 cups flour

1 TBS cold water

1- milk, 4 TBS butter, sugar- heat to boiling, let cool to warm.

2-add yeast, let proof

3- add salt and 2 beaten eggs

4- add flour, 1 cup at a time

5-knead until smooth

6-let rise for 90 minutes. 

7-punch down, make 3 long snakes then braid together, tucking and pinching ends underneath

8-let rise another hour

9-brush with beaten egg

10-bake at 350 for 30 minutes or so.