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Whole Grain Sourdough Bagels

Melissa Johnson · breadtopia.com · 12

Against 150 bagel recipes

No malt or sugar, unlike 84% of recipes and no yeast, unlike 82%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 150 bagel recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No malt or sugar at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 2.8 to 7.5% of the flour weight).
  • No yeast at all, where 82% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • More water than 83% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Water: 66%, 84th percentileMalt or sugar: 0%, 8th percentileSalt: 2%, 60th percentileYeast: 0%, 9th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 450g whole grain rouge de bordeaux flour (3 1/2 cups)450 g
  • 390g whole grain turkey red wheat flour (3 cups)390 g
  • 520-550g water (2 1/5 - 2 1/3 cups)550 g
  • 200g ripe sourdough starter (~1 cup)200 g
  • 17g salt (3 tsp)17 g
  • 15g vital wheat gluten (1 1/2 Tbsp)15 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Optional 5.6g diastatic barley malt powder (2 tsp)6 g
  • For topping the bagels, as desired: sesame seeds, poppy seeds, everything bagel seasoning, minced garlic, minced onion...etc.n/a

flour 840 gbatter 1622 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 150 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water66% · 84th percentile
  • Malt or sugar0% · 8th percentile
  • Salt2% · 60th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 9th percentile

Oven

Temperature
500°F / 260°C
median 425°F
Time
60 minutes
median 20 minutes

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