Grammy's Kitchen · Challah · Cinnamon Sugar Pecan Challah Braid
One of 14 challah recipes we measured
from redstaryeast.com
It ranks #2 of 14 for gooeyness among the challah recipes we compared. 4 cooks on redstaryeast.com rate it 4.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 14.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 66% | 49% |
| fat | 6% | 11% |
| total sugar | 35% | 17% |
| egg | 42% | 33% |
| yeast | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 0% | 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.
| 237 g | 1 cup warm water (110-115°F) |
| 7 g | 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (at room temperature) |
| 20 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 360 g | 3 cups bread flour (plus more for kneading) |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (mostly the egg yolk) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon water |
| 1/4 pecans (chopped) | |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon |
Method: 8 steps, published by redstaryeast.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is the first I've made this recipe. I followed the recipei exactly, except I made way too much topping and added a few chocolate chips, yum! But the bread tastes sorta flat? Should it have some salt? Pat” — a cook, 3.0★
“This is the best recipe I have come across . 4 cups of flour 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk ( keep white for brash in ) 2 1/4 tsp of yeast 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 canola oil 1 tsp of salt Bake at 350 for 25-30 m” — a cook, 3.0★