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"Seeduction" Challah

Molly Yeh · kingarthurbaking.com · 32 servings / 2 large or 4 medium loaves

Against 72 challah recipes

Close to the middle of 72 challah recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Egg: 20%, 30th percentileOil: 13%, 56th percentileSweetener: 14%, 56th percentileWater: 34%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 47th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 47th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) warm water340 g
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • 5 cups (600g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour600 g
  • 3 1/2 cups (397g) King Arthur Golden Wheat Flour397 g
  • 1 tablespoon (18g) table salt18 g
  • 1/4 cup (53g) millet (whole, not flour)53 g
  • 1/2 cup (85g) pumpkin seeds85 g
  • 1/4 cup (35g) sunflower seeds35 g
  • 1/4 cup (35g) flax seeds35 g
  • 2 tablespoons (21g) poppy seeds21 g
  • 2 tablespoons (18g) sesame seeds18 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2/3 cup (131g) vegetable oil131 g
  • 1/4 cup (85g) molasses or honey85 g
  • pumpkin seedsn/a
  • sunflower seedsn/a
  • sesame seedsn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water (egg wash)≈ 50 g

flour 997 gbatter 2082 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.

  • Egg20% · 30th percentile
  • Oil13% · 56th percentile
  • Sweetener14% · 56th percentile
  • Water34% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 47th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 47th percentile

Oven

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

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