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How many large challahs doyou get outof your challah recipe?



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gryp  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 10:37 am
I dont want to give up my challah recipe, its so easy and the challah tastes so good- but I feel like I should be getting more challahs out of it. I use almost an entire five pound bag of flour and end up with only 5 large challahs with a bit left over for some tiny rolls.

is that normal?
anyone have a really good challah recipe for me?
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Mommy3.5  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 10:44 am
sounds normal to me-- my moms recipe is the same amount for 5 lobs.

my recipe is 13-14 cups of flour and I get 6 large challahs.
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Motek




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 10:53 am
GR wrote:
is that normal?


what difference does it make what recipe you use? the 5 lb. bag of flour doesn't give you more or fewer challos based on the recipe, does it? Scratching Head
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  Mommy3.5




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 10:57 am
Motek wrote:
GR wrote:
is that normal?


what difference does it make what recipe you use? the 5 lb. bag of flour doesn't give you more or fewer challos based on the recipe, does it? Scratching Head


some recipes have a higher yeast to flour ratio, and will yeild more then others.
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chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 11:32 am
I always baked smaller ones, I think they baked better anyway.

gr, it might not be your recipe, it might be the amount of time you let the dough rise, or maybe it's the age of the flour or yeast or some such.
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mali




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 11:39 am
I used to make five Challahs. Once, my SIL asked me to make her smaller ones, so I made six - and they came out just as big! They probably had more room in the pan to rise. Since then I've been making six Challahs. Now I'm considering making seven.Smile
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  gryp




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 20 2006, 2:11 pm
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sounds normal to me-- my moms recipe is the same amount for 5 lobs.

thanx.

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what difference does it make what recipe you use? the 5 lb. bag of flour doesn't give you more or fewer challos based on the recipe, does it

I dont know, thats why I wanted to know how other recipes come out.

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gr, it might not be your recipe, it might be the amount of time you let the dough rise, or maybe it's the age of the flour or yeast or some such.

its really always different and always comes out the same amount.

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Once, my SIL asked me to make her smaller ones, so I made six - and they came out just as big!

how did that happen? Scratching Head
you must have a bracha in your challah like Sara Imeinu. Wink
I bake challah on a sheet of tinfoil, not in pans, so they rise as much as they can.

I guess ill have to start buying 10 lb bags of flour just for challah. shock
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