The very best ever Challah - Please see notes at end

Ingredients

235 grams warm water (1 cup)

7 grams active dry yeast (2¼ teaspoons or 1 envelope)

50 grams sugar, divided (¼ cup)

660 grams bread flour (5½ cups, see note below)

5 large egg yolks (room temperature)

72 grams oil (vegetable, canola, or any seed oil) (⅓ cup)

113 grams honey (⅓ cup)

8 grams salt (1¼ teaspoons)

1 egg combined with 1 teaspoon water (for a slightly darker look, skip the water; for an even darker look, use just the yolk)

raisins (optional, see below for amounts)

sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flax seeds, quinoa, everything spice mixture, etc. for topping (optional)

Directions for making a challah that looks as good as the picture of mine are available at Rob's website. Please visit and enjoy all the information about the ingredients and the instructions. Follow what he says and you will have a great finished product.

Rob Finkelstein and http://cinnamonshtick.com/challah/