Walnut apricot challah

A simple breakfast bread I tested this weekend.

Ingredients
2 eggs
2.5 cup flour
3 tbsp sugar
0.5 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
0.75 tsp yeast
0.25 tsp salt
ground walnuts
apricot jam

Preparation
Bloom the yeast in the warm milk with 1 tbsp sugar. In a separate bowl sift the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in the butter.

Add one whole room temperature egg and one egg yolk. Save the egg white. Add in the yeast mixture and mix until the dough comes together. Pour out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

Coat with oil and cover. Allow it to rest in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).

Punch down and cut into thirds. Roll out each third into a rectangle. Coat with jam and ground walnuts. Roll up and pinch the ends and seam closed.

Braid the rolls and place into a 9x5 inch buttered loaf pan. Cover and allow to rest for another doubling.

Brush with egg white and bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes, until done.

Allow to cool on a cookie rack. Serve with butter and jam.