Apple Currant Challah

Ingredients

• ¼ C water (lukewarm 100-110°)
• 2½ t. active dry yeast
• 2 large eggs, beaten, at room temperature
• 3 T vegetable oil
• 3 T sugar
• ½ t. salt
• 3 C bread flour
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• ½ C dried currants
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 T honey
• ½ t. ground cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten, for the wash
• 2 T demerara (unrefined, granulated brown sugar) or granulated sugar
• 1 T unsalted butter, melted