Bejma-The Tunisian Friday-Night Bread

• (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast (2 tbsp.)↗2 2
• sugar↗1⁄4 1/4
• lukewarm water1 1⁄2 1 1/2
• large eggs↗4 4
• vegetable oil↗1⁄4 1/4
• salt↗2 2
• unbleached all-purpose flour↗7 7

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoons of the sugar in 1 cup of the water in a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir, and let sit for 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir into the yeast mixture 3 of the eggs, oil, salt, and the remaining water and sugar. Slowly knead in enough flour to make a soft, tacky dough. Using your hands or a dough hook on the mixer, knead for 10 minutes or until smooth. Turn the dough out onto a floured board, place in a greased bowl, and let rise, covered, for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Punch down the dough and divide into 9 rounds about the size of tennis balls. Place 3 rounds together on a greased cookie sheet, touching, to form a triangle. Repeat with remaining dough. Let rise, uncovered, for about 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

5. 5

   Beat the remaining egg with a little water and brush the dough. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and loaves sound hollow.