Garlic and Onion Challah Bread

Molly Yeh · foodnetwork.com · 2018 · 2 loaves

Against 72 challah recipes

More oil than 97% of recipes and less salt than 93%.

How it compares

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

More oil than 97% of recipes: 25% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%, about twice as much.
Less salt than 93% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
More egg than 79% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
Less sweetener than 75% of recipes: 9.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 packets (about 4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast≈ 14 g
1 1/2 cups warm water≈ 356 g
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar≈ 54 g
6 1/2 cups flour, plus more for dusting (or sub in up to 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour)≈ 813 g
2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
2/3 cup flavorless oil, like canola or vegetable, plus more for the bowl≈ 145 g
5 large eggs≈ 250 g
1/4 cup butter, melted≈ 57 g
1/2 onion, finely choppedn/a
4 cloves garlic, mincedn/a
1 tablespoon honey≈ 21 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 813 gbatter 1717 g

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

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

Nearest by baker's percentages: egg, oil, sweetener, water, salt, yeast.