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No-Knead Challah

PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · three 9" challah rounds; made individually, or all at once

Against 72 challah recipes

More salt than 94% of recipes and more egg than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More sweetener than 83% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.
Egg: 31%, 83rd percentileOil: 12%, 53rd percentileSweetener: 21%, 84th percentileWater: 42%, 58th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 96th percentileYeast: 1.7%, 72nd percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 6 3/4 cups (810g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour810 g
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 21 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) water, lukewarm340 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 cup (170g) honey170 g
  • 1/2 cup (99g) vegetable oil99 g
  • 1 egg (any size) beaten with 1 tablespoon cold water≈ 50 g
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons (18g to 28g) sesame seeds or poppy seeds, optional18 g

flour 810 gbatter 1722 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.

  • Egg31% · 83rd percentile
  • Oil12% · 53rd percentile
  • Sweetener21% · 84th percentile
  • Water42% · 58th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 96th percentile
  • Yeast1.7% · 72nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 28 minutes

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