Chewy Bread Rings

• 2 12-3 12 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 14 ounces active dry yeast
• 34 cup water
• 12 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 egg (beaten)
• poppy seeds or sesame seeds (optional) or caraway seed, if desired (optional)
• water

1. Grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
3. In a small saucepan, heat water, milk, and oil till very warm (120-130 degrees); add this to flour mixture.
4. Blend on low speed till moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
5. By hand stir in additional 3/4 to 1 1/2 cups of flour till dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
6. On floured board, knead in 1/4 to 1/2 cups of flour till dough is smooth and elastic; about 5 minutes.
7. Place in greased bowl; cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel and let rise in warm place till light and doubled in size, about 40-50 minutes.
8. Punch down and divide dough into 18 pieces.
9. Roll each piece into a 8-inch rope.
10. Form a ring, overlapping ends; press to seal.
11. Rise is warm place till light and doubled in size--about 15 to 25 minutes.
12. Brush rings with egg and sprinkle with seeds.
13. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
14. Place a 9x13 pan of water on lowest rack of oven.
15. Place cookie sheet on middle rack over the baking pan.
16. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes until golden brown and rings sound hollow when tapped.
17. Remove from oven and immediately brush with water; cool on cookie sheet.

flour, sugar, salt, active dry yeast, water, milk, oil, egg, poppy seeds, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-bread-rings-200680 (may not work)