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Jalá: receta tradicional del pan judío trenzado imprescindible en el Sabbat y otras festividades religiosas

Original in Spanish

Liliana Fuchs · directoalpaladar.com · 2026 · 1

Against 72 challah recipes

More egg than 91% of recipes and less sweetener 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 91% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • Less sweetener than 88% of recipes: 6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about half as much.
  • Less oil than 87% of recipes: 6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%, about half as much.
  • More water than 80% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Egg: 36%, 92nd percentileOil: 6%, 12th percentileSweetener: 6%, 8th percentileWater: 50%, 82nd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 19th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 47th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 500g Harina de fuerza500 g
  • 30g Aceite de oliva virgen extra30 g
  • 30g Azúcar30 g
  • 7g Sal7 g
  • 7g Levadura seca de panadería7 g
  • 250ml Agua≈ 250 g
  • 95g Huevo95 g
  • 35g Yema de huevo35 g
  • 1 Huevo≈ 50 g
  • Semillas de sésamon/a
  • Semillas de amapolan/a

flour 500 gbatter 1004 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.

  • Egg36% · 92nd percentile
  • Oil6% · 12th percentile
  • Sweetener6% · 8th percentile
  • Water50% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 19th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 47th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 28 minutes

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