Oil-Free, Egg-Free 100% Whole Wheat Challah

4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
6 T sugar
2 T agave
5 T applesauce
3 flax seed eggs
1 cup water
2 heaping tsp dry-active yeast

• place all ingredients in bread machine pan, dry ones first
• If it is humid or raining outside, use less water (about 3/4 cup)
• set machine for whole wheat dough cycle
• when dough is ready, preheat oven to 200 and then turn oven off
• divide dough into six equal parts, adding flour if necessary
• form two braided challahs and place in 2 greased loaf pans
• place them in the oven and let them sit for 30 min
• remove the pans and preheat oven to 350
• bake for 25-30 minutes