Reply To: Making the Braided Bread in the Land of Israel

It isn’t a crazy recipe or anything like that. I just really enjoy it. But here it is anyway: (The flour is high gluten)

3oz. fresh yeast or 4 tbsp dry yeast.

6 cups warm water + 1 cup sugar

mix and let proof

Add 6-7 cups flour until it becomes a paste

Let sit for 10 minutes

Mix together 1/2 cup oil and 3 eggs

add to the dough

Add 3 1/2 tbsp salt

Add rest of flour (to combined total of 6 lbs)

Knead for 10 min.

Add 1 tbsp oil then kneed for a few more.

cover. let sit for 45 min. divide braid and let rise ~an hour.