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Who he does the work for is not the problem. Who has responsibility for doing the work is what’s important halachically. And when the Jew has the responsibility and the non-Jew does it he is a shliach (or looks like a shliach) and it’s assur. With kablanus the non-Jew has taken full responsibility of the work and therefore the only possible problem would be maris ayin.
The problem with shutfus is the responsibility of the work is both on the Jew and non-Jew equally. Therefore half of the work that needs to be done on Shabbos sits on the Jew’s shoulders. When the non-Jew works for the full day Shabbos is a shliach of the Jew. Kablanus on the other hand, because of the payment arrangement, has the full responsibility of work on the non-Jew and therefore the only possible problem can be maris ayin.
I make this every week, it is excellent:
4 lbs flour (high gluten is best)
4 cups warm water
2 heaping tbsp dry yeast
2-3 tbsp salt
1/3 cup sugar
6 oz vegetable or canola oil
Put the dry yeast in the 4 cups warm water and pour on top of it the sugar. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Pour the water/yeast/sugar mixture into the flour add oil and salt and knead.
Let sit for an hour or until doubles in size and then braid 3 big challos.
Let sit for 45 minutes then bake on 450 until very dark brown (about an hour). This makes the crust nice and crunchy and golden brown. You don’t need the egg wash. If you don’t like a crunchy crust then I don’t know what you would do. Also, it’s a good idea to put a 9×13 pan 1/3 full with water while the oven is preheating and while the challos are baking under the challos so that there is steam in the oven and it keeps the bottom of the challos from burning.