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Fig, Olive Oil, and Sea Salt Challah

Deb Perelman · delish.com · 2016 · 1

Against 72 challah recipes

More water than 90% of recipes and less salt than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 90% of recipes: 55% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less salt than 83% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More sweetener than 76% of recipes: 18% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.
Egg: 30%, 76th percentileOil: 15%, 67th percentileSweetener: 18%, 77th percentileWater: 55%, 92nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 13th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 47th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1/4 c. plus 1 tsp. honey≈ 92 g
  • 2/3 c. warm water≈ 158 g
  • 1/3 c. olive oil≈ 73 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 tsp. Flaky sea salt≈ 5 g
  • 4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1 c. chopped dried figs≈ 237 g
  • 1/8 tsp. freshly grated orange zest≈ 0.3 g
  • 1/2 c. water≈ 119 g
  • 1/4 c. orange juice≈ 59 g
  • 1/8 tsp. Sea salt≈ 0.8 g
  • Black peppern/a
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • Coarse or flaky sea saltn/a

flour 500 gbatter 1401 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.

  • Egg30% · 76th percentile
  • Oil15% · 67th percentile
  • Sweetener18% · 77th percentile
  • Water55% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 13th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 47th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
45 minutes
median 28 minutes

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