Challah

Finally getting back to the BBA challenge.  The kitchen has been busy with the holidays, but now it is time to get back to bread making.  Challah bread is next - just in time for the new year!

First, bringing the dough together and the separation into three boules:

Next, I made the snakes and braided them into the loaf.  Some egg white wash and sesame seeds were added:

Finally, it baked up beautifully:

The recipe made two loaves, and even a few days later the toast was delicious.  While I really like the character of the breads in the BBA that undergo overnight retardation, it is nice to know I can have something like this come out of the oven on the same day!