Friday Already!

I've still been busy packaging my rose earrings.

I just love these little aluminium tins I got a hold of.

So, Friday already, and as usual I haven't done half the things

I'd hoped. Still, my challah bread is baking in the oven

with the promise of a restful day ahead.

Here is my easy bread machine Challah recipe

Sorry it's in metric, and is not particularly accurate,

but that's what I use here! It's my own recipe I have adapted

from a variety of recipes. I always look for the easy options!

2 eggs

a splash of milk

enough lukewarm water to make the eggs and milk up to 300ml

520g of strong white bread flour

I sachet of easy yeast - suitable for bread machines

A half teaspoon of sea salt

and two tablespoons of butter

2 tablespoons of honey

(a pinch of saffron if I have any)

I bung the lot in the machine - liquids first -with the saffron,

then the dry ingredients. Then I use the dough setting.

I always like to check once it has started mixing to make sure

the dough looks moist enough. If it doesn't, I just start the machine

off again and add another splash of milk. Once it has risen, I knead

again and, if I am feeling patient, I divide into four bits, roll them

into sausage shapes,and plait them together. Other times I just

stick it in a round tin.Sometimes I glaze with an egg

and add poppy seeds, and sometimes I don't.

Either way, it tastes delicious!

I bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees celsius.

I believe the same dough is good for cinnamon rolls.