Best Homemade Challah Recipe: Soft, Fluffy & Easy to Braid

Ingredients

• 4¼ cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more for dusting)
• 1 tablespoon instant/rapid-rise yeast ((see note))
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¾ cup lukewarm water
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 eggs, (at room temperature)
• 1 egg yolk, (at room temperature)