Grandmas Chale
Ingredients
5 cup flour,heaping
5 tsp course salt (kosher)
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp oil
1 or 2 eggs
1 oz yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 3/4 cup warm water
Preparation
To the yeast in a larg bowl, add 1/4 c warm water, mix slightly and
let stand afew minutes. Add 1 3/4 c warm water and balance of ing.
Mix dough with hands til it stays togeter and forms a ball. Remove
from bowl onto floured board. Kneed into a ball and return dough to
bowl, flour slightly. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place to
rise. Let rise 30-45 min Remove from bowl onto floured board. Kneed
until squeek is out and dough is origional size. Return to bowl and
let double in size again. Remove and cut into desired size, kneed
into small balls. Braid and place in greased pan, cover with towel
and let rise 1/2 hour. Brush with egg white and bake at 400 for 1/2
hour, turn oven to 350 and bake for 1/2 hour.
This recipe was how grandma made it in Russia.She never measured with
anything but her hands! Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.10
Servings: 1
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