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Homemade Bagels

Food Network · foodnetwork.com · 2017 · 12 bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

More salt than 97% of recipes and more yeast than 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 97% of recipes: 3.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • More yeast than 92% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%.
  • More water than 86% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • Malt or sugar in the middle half of recipes: 7.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%.
Water: 67%, 87th percentileMalt or sugar: 7.1%, 74th percentileSalt: 3.4%, 98th percentileYeast: 2%, 94th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups warm water, about 110 degrees F≈ 474 g
  • 2 (1/4-ounce) packets active dry yeast14 g
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon≈ 50 g
  • 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour≈ 688 g
  • 2 teaspoons salt≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil≈ 9 g
  • 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal≈ 17 g
  • 1/2 cup lightly toasted chopped onions (2 teaspoons each)≈ 119 g
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds (about 1/2 teaspoon each)≈ 30 g
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (about 1/2 teaspoon each)≈ 30 g
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt (about 1/4 teaspoon each)≈ 12 g

flour 705 gbatter 1454 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.

  • Water67% · 87th percentile
  • Malt or sugar7.1% · 74th percentile
  • Salt3.4% · 98th percentile
  • Yeast2% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 425°F
Time
20 to 30 minutes
median 20 minutes

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