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Melissa Yanc · foodnetwork.com · 2019 · 12 bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

More malt or sugar than 96% 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 malt or sugar than 96% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 0.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%.
Water: 54%, 34th percentileMalt or sugar: 19%, 97th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 38th percentileYeast: 0.5%, 30th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 12.3 ounces (1 1/2 cups) cold water349 g
  • 8.8 ounces (1 cup) bread flour250 g
  • 1 teaspoon (0.1 ounce) active dry yeast≈ 3.1 g
  • 14.1 ounces (1 3/4 cup) bread flour400 g
  • 0.8 ounces (1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons) diastatic malt powder (see Cook's Note)33 g
  • 0.8 ounces (1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons) sugar31 g
  • 0.4 ounce (2 1/2 teaspoons) kosher salt11 g
  • 3.2 ounces (1/4 cup) molasses91 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) baking soda28 g
  • Poppy seeds, everything bagel spice mix or dukka spice blend, for topping, optionaln/a

flour 649 gbatter 1167 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.

  • Water54% · 34th percentile
  • Malt or sugar19% · 97th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 38th percentile
  • Yeast0.5% · 30th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 425°F
Time
18 minutes
median 20 minutes

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