Grammy's Kitchen · Challah · Homemade Challah Bread with a 6 Stranded Bra
One of 14 challah recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 14 for rise among the challah recipes we compared. 11 cooks on thestayathomechef.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 | 58% | 49% |
| fat | 5% | 11% |
| total sugar | 17% | 17% |
| egg | 15% | 33% |
| yeast | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 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.
| 592 g | 2 1/2 cups warm water |
| 9 g | 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast |
| 170 g | 1/2 cup honey |
| 54 g | 4 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon salt |
| 1020 g | 8-9 cups all-purpose flour |
| 50 g | 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water (egg wash) |
Method: 6 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I want to thank you so much for this recipe!! I made it with an 8braid on botton and 4 braid on top of it with sesame seeds all over it in honor of our Christmas eve bread that i used to buy and wanted to make on my own. Outstanding and so easy!! your amazing” — a cook, 5.0★
“What a wonderful dough to work with! I just took my challah out of the oven and it is beautiful! I cannot share a picture on here, but this is one beautiful loaf of bread. I’m taking it to a friend’s house for dinner tonight, so cannot comment on the taste y” — a cook, 5.0★