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PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 / one 16" loaf

Against 72 challah recipes

More yeast than 93% of recipes and more egg than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More yeast than 93% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More oil than 79% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%.
Egg: 32%, 85th percentileOil: 15%, 81st percentileSweetener: 13%, 49th percentileWater: 35%, 33rd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 54th percentileYeast: 2.5%, 94th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 to 4 1/4 cups (480g to 510g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour480 g
  • 3/4 cup (170g) water, lukewarm170 g
  • 6 tablespoons (74g) vegetable oil74 g
  • 3 tablespoons (63g) honey63 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 large egg yolk (white reserved for the topping)≈ 18 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (9g) table salt9 g
  • 4 teaspoons (12g) instant yeast12 g
  • 1 large egg white (reserved from above), beaten with 1 tablespoon cold water≈ 33 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • poppy seeds or sesame seeds, for sprinkling; optionaln/a

flour 480 gbatter 959 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.

  • Egg32% · 85th percentile
  • Oil15% · 81st percentile
  • Sweetener13% · 49th percentile
  • Water35% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 54th percentile
  • Yeast2.5% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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