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Homemade Bagels

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2020 · 10

Against 150 bagel recipes

More water than 93% of recipes and more salt than 95%.

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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 93% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • More salt than 95% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • Malt or sugar below the middle half: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%, less than 74% of recipes use.
Water: 70%, 95th percentileMalt or sugar: 1.7%, 25th percentileSalt: 3.1%, 96th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 66th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 1/2 c. lukewarm water≈ 356 g
  • 1 (1/4-oz.) packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)7 g
  • 2 tsp. granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 4 c. bread flour, plus more for surface≈ 508 g
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 tbsp. barley malt syrup≈ 15 g
  • Poppy seedsn/a
  • Sesame seedsn/a
  • 1 tbsp. sesame seeds≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp. poppy seeds≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp. minced garlic≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp. minced onion≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp. flaky sea salt≈ 8 g
  • Melted buttern/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Egg washn/a
  • Cinnamon sugarn/a

flour 508 gbatter 968 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.

  • Water70% · 95th percentile
  • Malt or sugar1.7% · 25th percentile
  • Salt3.1% · 96th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 66th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 20 minutes

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