Taka Hallah

Ingredients

6 gr salt
60 ml oil
2 eggs
100 gr sugar
1 gr saffron
6 drops color
750 gr flour
1/2 maybe
2 packages yeast
475 ml lukewarm water
85 gr raisins
1 poppy seeds
400 gr flour
325 gr flour
475 gr pat dough
48 hrs
24 pcs

Instructions

long. Pinch 3 pcs. together at end and braid; pinch other end. Place fourth pc on top of braid and pinch ends. (For Yom-tov form a round braided loaf.) Let stand, covered with dry towel, at room temp. for 1 hr. Brush with slightly beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake at 200ºC . for 20 to 25 min. Makes four loaves.