Grammy's Kitchen · Challah · Apple Honey Challah
One of 14 challah recipes we measured
from redstaryeast.com
It ranks #2 of 14 for fluffiness among the challah recipes we compared. 1 cooks on redstaryeast.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 14.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 69% | 49% |
| fat | 11% | 11% |
| total sugar | 22% | 17% |
| egg | 29% | 33% |
| yeast | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 240 g | 2 cups white whole wheat flour (or substitute an equal amount of all-purpose or bread flour) |
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading (or substitute an equal amount of bread flour) |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten (optional if not using white whole wheat flour) |
| 7 g | 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Platinum Yeast |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt |
| 355 g | 1 1/2 cups warm water (120-130°F) |
| 113 g | 1/3 cup honey |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup fruity olive oil or canola oil |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 50 g | 1 large egg yolk |
| 2 medium baking apples (such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch pieces) | |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons lemon juice |
| Egg wash: 1 large egg (beaten) | |
| Coarse sugar for sprinkling on top of loaf (optional) |
Method: 9 steps, published by redstaryeast.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have made the apple honey challah twice… once as large woven loaf and once as 2, 3 strand braids. Came out great both times.” — a cook, 5.0★