Instructions for one loaf.

Dissolved yeast in 1 cup luke warm water.  Add 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup oil,  3 cups flour, 1 t salt and one egg yolk. Knead together to form dough. (if the dough is sticky add more flour)

Let rise until doubled. Take challah without a bracha.  Roll out the dough into a circle. Roll two strips of dough to frame the circle and another strip for the  line bisecting the challah.  Roll  thin one inch strips of dough and shape into letters. Let the dough rise again for 45-1 hour.

Using a paint brush, glaze the  letters with egg yolk and then add poppy seed . Glaze the frame too. Leave the rest of the dough unglazed.  Bake for 45 minutes at 175 C or 350 F in a preheated oven.