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Fig, Olive Oil and Sea Salt Challah

smittenkitchen.com · Servings: Makes 1 large loaf, serves 16

Against 72 challah recipes

More water than 90% of recipes and less salt than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 90% of recipes: 55% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less salt than 83% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
Egg: 30%, 76th percentileOil: 15%, 67th percentileSweetener: 17%, 73rd percentileWater: 55%, 92nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 13th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 47th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 packet, 1/4 ounce or 7 grams) active dry yeast7 g
  • 1/4 cup (85 grams) plus 1 teaspoon honey85 g
  • 2/3 cup warm water (110 to 116 degrees F)≈ 158 g
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) olive oil, plus more for the bowl≈ 73 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, or 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt≈ 5 g
  • 4 cups (500 grams) all-purpose flour500 g
  • 1 cup (5 1/2 ounces or 155 grams) stemmed and roughly chopped dried figs155 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest, or more as desired≈ 0.3 g
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) water≈ 119 g
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) orange juice≈ 59 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt≈ 0.8 g
  • Few grinds black peppern/a
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Coarse or flaky sea salt, for sprinklingn/a

flour 500 gbatter 1312 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.

  • Egg30% · 76th percentile
  • Oil15% · 67th percentile
  • Sweetener17% · 73rd percentile
  • Water55% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 13th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 47th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
not stated
median 28 minutes

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