Pour in a Cup of warm water, dilute sugar in it, place the yeast, mix well, and cover with a lid and leave for 15-20 minutes. Mix in a separate bowl warm the milk, egg, sugar, melted butter. Separately sift the flour with the salt. Pour out approached the dough in the milk mixture and gradually vsypaya flour, knead the dough.

Put the dough in a warm place for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Approaching divide the dough into four equal parts, each of which separately roll out with a rolling pin into a rectangle and tightly roll the loaf lengthwise. On a baking sheet, the laid parchment paper, lay out all four rolls to take the edge and braid to braid (like a braid). Leave time for 40-60 minutes in a warm place (better cover with a towel, so the dough was a little dried out).

Rasstoyatsya Hal lubricate the yolk-milk mixture and sprinkle with poppy seeds.

Put the baking tray with the challah in the preheated to 190 degrees oven for 35-40 minutes.

Bon appétit!!!