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Shlissel Challah (Key Challah)

Kitchen Tested · melindastrauss.com · 2018 · 8-10

Against 72 challah recipes

More yeast than 95% of recipes and more sweetener than 80%.

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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 95% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, about twice as much.
  • More sweetener than 80% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
Egg: 20%, 25th percentileOil: 11%, 41st percentileSweetener: 20%, 82nd percentileWater: 47%, 72nd percentileSalt: 1.8%, 47th percentileYeast: 2.8%, 97th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup warm water≈ 237 g
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp yeast≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1/4 cup oil≈ 55 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla≈ 4.2 g
  • 4 cups bread flour≈ 508 g
  • 1/2 Tbsp salt≈ 9 g

flour 508 gbatter 1027 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% · 25th percentile
  • Oil11% · 41st percentile
  • Sweetener20% · 82nd percentile
  • Water47% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 47th percentile
  • Yeast2.8% · 97th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
not stated
median 28 minutes

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