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Homemade Challah

jamiegeller.com · 2013 · 2 Servings

Against 72 challah recipes

Less egg than 84% of recipes and less oil than 77%.

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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 84% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • Less oil than 77% of recipes: 7.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%.
Egg: 19%, 15th percentileOil: 7.5%, 22nd percentileSweetener: 10%, 31st percentileWater: 40%, 48th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 26th percentileYeast: 1.3%, 33rd percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 320 g 1 1/2 cups water320 g
  • 80 g 1/4 cup sugar80 g
  • 30 g 3 Tbs. fresh yeast or 15 g (1 1/2 Tbs.) dry yeast30 g
  • 800 g 6 1/4 cups all-purpose flour800 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 12 g 1 Tbs. salt12 g
  • 60 g 1/4 cups oil60 g
  • 1 egg (lightly beaten)≈ 50 g
  • 2-3 Tbs. sesame/poppy/sunflower seeds≈ 37 g

flour 800 gbatter 1489 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.

  • Egg19% · 15th percentile
  • Oil7.5% · 22nd percentile
  • Sweetener10% · 31st percentile
  • Water40% · 48th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 26th percentile
  • Yeast1.3% · 33rd percentile

Oven

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

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