egg bread aka challah

Egg bread has been a part of my life since I remember. In Czech it is a typical “sweet” bread and it’s available in every bakery. I’ve always loved it with honey or a jam spread on it. But nutella is a winner so far ;)

When we moved to Canada, I really missed it. Then we moved to British Columbia and how awesome it was to find out that a local bakery is making egg breads! I always go there to pick up a few loaves and put them into freezer.  But too many times I came late on Saturday morning and all the egg breads were sold out. So last weekend I decided to make our own. Surprisingly it was easier than I thought. I used this recipe from allrecipes.ca

I was ready to braid it from four strands at first. I googled how to braid the loaf but got somehow lost in the making so I ended up with just three strands. The whole process of making egg bread is quite long though but it’s definitely worth the effort.

Yum! I sliced both loaves and put them into freezer. Now we can grab just a few slices for breakfast and it will always taste fresh. This recipe is definitely a keeper. Next time I will add raisins into the dough and maybe sprinkle a few sesame seeds on the top.