Challah Bread

kirbiecravings.com · 2011 · 1 loaf

Against 72 challah recipes

Less water than 88% of recipes.

How it compares

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

Less water than 88% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 406 g
2 tsp instant yeast (or one envelope, which is equivalent to 2 1/4 teaspoons)≈ 6 g
1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
2 eggs plus 1 egg separated (saving the white for egg wash)≈ 100 g
1/4 cup 1/2 stick unsalted butter (softened)≈ 57 g
1/4 cup boiling water plus 1/4 cup room temperature water≈ 119 g
1 tsp poppy or sesame seeds (optional)≈ 4.9 g

flour 406 gbatter 749 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 72 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: egg, oil, sweetener, water, salt, yeast.