Grammy's Kitchen · Challah · Challah Bread
One of 14 challah recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #1 of 14 for richness among the challah recipes we compared.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 14.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 48% | 49% |
| fat | 22% | 11% |
| total sugar | 22% | 17% |
| egg | 30% | 33% |
| yeast | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 495 g | 4-4 1/4 cups all purpose flour |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup brown sugar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 9 g | 1 Tablespoon dry active yeast |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 237 g | 1 cup warm water |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup Vegetable oil |
| 50 g | 1 egg yolk (for egg wash) |
| Poppy Seeds (optional) | |
| Sesame Seeds (optional) |
Method: 13 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.