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1-Hour Challah: Challenge Accepted!

jamiegeller.com · 2021 · 1 Servings

Against 72 challah recipes

Less egg than 93% of recipes and more water than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 93% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More water than 84% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More yeast than 84% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • Less oil than 75% of recipes: 7.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%.
Egg: 15%, 6th percentileOil: 7.9%, 24th percentileSweetener: 11%, 40th percentileWater: 52%, 85th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 37th percentileYeast: 2%, 88th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast≈ 7 g
  • 3 tablespoon sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 egg (plus 1 for egg wash)≈ 50 g
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil≈ 27 g
  • ¾ cup warm water≈ 178 g
  • 2 ¾ cups Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Flour≈ 344 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Sesame seeds for toppingn/a

flour 344 gbatter 649 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.

  • Egg15% · 6th percentile
  • Oil7.9% · 24th percentile
  • Sweetener11% · 40th percentile
  • Water52% · 85th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 37th percentile
  • Yeast2% · 88th percentile

Oven

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

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