Grandma Paulie's Challah

Ingredients:

6-Eggs(beaten)
1-5lb. bag of bleached (All-Purpose Flour)
3-Pkgs. Yeast or 5 rounded tsps.
2 1/2 Glazels or more if you want it sweet (Grandmas measurement)
Yahrzeit
glass
1-Glazel oil (vegetable or peanut)(8 oz's)
4-Tsp. Salt(Kosher)
2 1/2 Glazels water
Raisins
Cinnamon
Additional flour.

Preparation:

Proof 1/4 cup Flour + 1/4 cup Sugar + 1/4 cup water +yeast in large bowl, until doubled (warm place) .
Add Eggs, sugar, salt, oil, water. Stir add raisins, pinch cinnamon, balance of flour.
Mix all then remove from bowl. Knead for 5 minutes until smooth (don't overknead).
Oil the bowl and return kneaded dough(oil entire surface).
Let rise in warm place until doubled (works great in warmed oven).
Punch down and rise again (can be frozen at this point).
Cut dough in as many breads as you wish. 4 or 5 or more if you want to make rolls. Form into bread or roll shape).
Place on an oiled baking sheet, let rise again.
Bake at 350o for 35 minutes or until done.
After baking 10 minutes brush with egg glaze(1 Egg+1/4 cup water) or cornstarch mix (1 tsp. corn starch +1/4 cup water, heated until thickened).

These breads freeze very well. (In Europe they made enough to last months). This bread is almost like cake.