Grammy's Kitchen · Challah · Challah Bread
One of 14 challah recipes we measured
from rasamalaysia.com
It ranks #4 of 14 for richness among the challah recipes we compared. 5 cooks on rasamalaysia.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 14.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 49% | 49% |
| fat | 12% | 11% |
| total sugar | 28% | 17% |
| egg | 83% | 33% |
| yeast | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| flour strength | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 250 g | 5 egg yolks |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled) |
| 177 g | 3/4 cup water |
| 50 g | 1 egg white (beaten, for glazing) |
| 360 g | 3 cups bread flour (+ 2 tablespoons ) |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup sugar |
| 4 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons fast-acting yeast |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
Method: 7 steps, published by rasamalaysia.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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“Looking very yummy and crispy. Seems that it would be something sweet and enjoyable dessert” — a cook, 5.0★