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The dough is enriched with eggs and oil, while a little honey add a unique sweetness to this traditional Jewish Sabbath bread. A little saffron goes a long way to give this challah bread a yellow hue. Don?t have saffron" You can still make this recipe! Simply leave the saffron out or try adding whatever spices or seasoning you have on hand.

240 ml Lukewarm water
2 tsp Active dry yeast
470 g All-purpose flour
30 g Sesame seeds, lightly toasted
50 g Honey
1 tsp Sea salt
0.1 g Saffron powder
3 Large eggs
60 ml Sunflower seed oil (or melted butter)
2 tbsp Sesame seeds, for topping
1 tbsp Vanilla sugar, for topping
Dissolve the yeast in half of the water. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes until frothy. In a small bowl, mix the saffron with the remaining warm water.
Place the flour, sesame seeds, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine.
Make a well in the center of the flour and add 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk, oil, saffron water and yeast mixture. Mix on low speed for 5 minutes until a dough forms. Increase the speed and knead until the dough is soft and smooth.
Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place. Let the dough rise until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece of dough into a long rope about 22 inches in length.
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