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Homemade Bagels (Step by Step!)

Sofi | Broma Bakery · bromabakery.com · 2021 · 6 large bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

More water than 98% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 98% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Water: 72%, 98th percentileMalt or sugar: 4.3%, 53rd percentileSalt: 2.2%, 73rd percentileYeast: 0.8%, 37th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 ¼ cups bread flour≈ 413 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon Rapid Rise Instant Yeast≈ 3.1 g
  • 1 to 1 ½ cups water≈ 296 g
  • cornmeal (optional)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • toppings (optional)n/a

flour 413 gbatter 739 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

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

  • Water72% · 98th percentile
  • Malt or sugar4.3% · 53rd percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 73rd percentile
  • Yeast0.8% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
20 minutes
median 20 minutes

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