Egg Bread

The smell of fresh baked bread has such a calming and healing effect, I love fresh baked bread! This is one of the first breads I learned to make and I really like it. Of course you will hear me say that many a lot! What I like about egg bread is the light airy and of course that great egg taste. Plus egg bread is great for french toast!

Egg Bread

Egg Bread

Yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

1/2 cup lukewarm water

6 tablespoons organic vegetable oil

¼ cup organic honey

3 large organic eggs

4 cups organic Bread Flour

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 pack instant yeast

Sesame seeds

Egg wash

1 large organic egg beaten

1 tablespoon cold water

Preparation

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. In a separate bowl mix the eggs, honey, and oil together. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, salt, yeast, and the wet ingredients. Mix together and knead for 5 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise for 1½ to 2 hours, or until dough has doubled in size.

Punch the dough down and divide into 4 equal pieces. Take each piece of dough and roll into a rope of dough that are equal lengths.

Now take one end of each of the ropes of dough and pinch together so you have 4 ends pinched together and the other 4 ends are spread out.

Take the four pieces of dough and braid into one large loaf and gently pinch the other end together. Cover the loaf with a cloth towel and let rise for 60 minutes minutes.

Preheat oven to 375℉

Beat together the egg and cold water. Lightly brush the loaf with the egg wash making sure you get it in every nook of the braids. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 35-45 minutes or until the loaf has a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom of the loaf with your index finger. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack.