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Challah Bread

africanbites.com · 2023 · 12

Against 72 challah recipes

More egg than 94% of recipes and more oil than 88%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 72 challah recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More egg than 94% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More oil than 88% of recipes: 18% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%.
  • More yeast than 75% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Egg: 38%, 95th percentileOil: 18%, 90th percentileSweetener: 13%, 45th percentileWater: 45%, 65th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 47th percentileYeast: 1.8%, 79th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • ¾ cup (177ml) water, (at room temperature)≈ 178 g
  • 1 envelope (about 2¼ teaspoons) active yeast≈ 7 g
  • 5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter (, cut in chunks )70 g
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • 1¼ teaspoons (7g) salt7 g
  • 3 large eggs, (one egg separated (reserve egg white))≈ 150 g
  • 3¼-3½ cups (400g) all-purpose flour, (plus more for dusting)400 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 large egg yolks≈ 36 g
  • 3 tablespoons (45ml) milk or cream≈ 45 g

flour 400 gbatter 862 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 72 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Egg38% · 95th percentile
  • Oil18% · 90th percentile
  • Sweetener13% · 45th percentile
  • Water45% · 65th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 47th percentile
  • Yeast1.8% · 79th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 28 minutes

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