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Easy Challah Bread Recipe

themediterraneandish.com · 2022 · 20 Slices

Against 72 challah recipes

More oil than 84% 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 oil than 84% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 12%.
  • Less salt than 83% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
Egg: 25%, 48th percentileOil: 16%, 85th percentileSweetener: 10%, 31st percentileWater: 47%, 74th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 13th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 47th percentileEggOilSweetenerWaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 cup warm water≈ 237 g
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 7 large egg yolks, (you will use some of the egg whites later)≈ 126 g
  • 1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 6 tablespoons Early Harvest Greek extra virgin olive oil≈ 82 g
  • 2-3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds≈ 37 g

flour 500 gbatter 1045 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.

  • Egg25% · 48th percentile
  • Oil16% · 85th percentile
  • Sweetener10% · 31st percentile
  • Water47% · 74th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 13th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 47th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 28 minutes

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