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Challah Bread

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 1999 · 1

Against 72 challah recipes

Less sweetener than 98% of recipes and more egg than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sweetener than 98% of recipes: 4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 93% of recipes: 37% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • Less salt than 93% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
  • More yeast than 91% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Egg: 37%, 94th percentileOil: 12%, 52nd percentileSweetener: 4%, 1st percentileWater: 40%, 51st percentileSalt: 1%, 5th percentileYeast: 2.2%, 92nd percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 625 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 packages regular active dry yeast≈ 14 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine≈ 76 g
  • 4 whole eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 egg white≈ 33 g
  • 1 tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • Poppy seedn/a

flour 625 gbatter 1231 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.

  • Egg37% · 94th percentile
  • Oil12% · 52nd percentile
  • Sweetener4% · 1st percentile
  • Water40% · 51st percentile
  • Salt1% · 5th percentile
  • Yeast2.2% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 350°F
Time
10 minutes
median 28 minutes

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