Yes, you can make perfect, evenly-sized challah that fill your pan! Here’s a guide.
Do you want your challahs to be evenly sized, or better yet, do you ever wonder how much is the ideal amount of dough to fit in each size challah pan? Here’s a guide.
The weights listed below refers to the dough only, and don’t include any topping. I prepare the dough, take challah, then before the first rising, I divide and weigh the dough using a digital scale, creating 4 ounce balls. I spray these balls with cooking spray, cover, and let rise. Then, after the rising, I’m ready to roll. They’ll rise again after braiding.
If you’re baking challah in oval (or rectangle) challah pans…
2 pound pan = use 12 ounces dough total (3 x 4 ounce strands)
3 pound pan = use 19.5 ounces (3 x 6.5 ounce strands) (This is a common size. Your dough from 5 pounds of flour will yield 7 challahs of this size)
5 pound pan = use 24 ounces (4 x 6 ounce strands or 6 x 4 ounce strands)
If you’re baking in round cake pans for Rosh Hashanah (I don’t use the deep ones)…
Medium 7-inch round = 1 pound dough (4 x 4 ounce strands)
Large 9-inch round = 1.5 pound dough (4 x 6 ounce strands or 8 x 3 ounce balls for Pull Apart)
If you’re baking in a bundt pan…
I don’t use the deep round pans. I find that challah doesn’t bake well in them for some reason.
These weights are before or after rising?
Before:)
This is amazingly helpful! I’m always lost with round challahs since I don’t remember from last year. By the time I’ve found the perfect amount, I’m on the last one and it’s time for regular challah again!
Hi I’m using a 9” magic mill oval challah pan. How many oz. dough ?
I’d also love to know according to Magic Mill pans!!
So helpful!! Thank you!
Thank you for this info, it’s so helpful!
Question, can you recommend an online place to buy the bigger oval aluminum pans? I’ve been looking but haven’t had any luck.
Thank you so much!
April
Can you please do a post of rectangle challah pans? Thank you!
But it doesn’t say the size (measurement) of each pan. I would love for you to do a review of The Magic line non-stick Teflon pans let everyone know how many cups of flour per bread recipe will fit in each pan. Thank you.