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Homemade Bagels

leitesculinaria.com · 2018 · 6 to 8 bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

No malt or sugar, unlike 84% of recipes.

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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).
  • Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%.
Water: 60%, 53rd percentileMalt or sugar: 0%, 8th percentileSalt: 2%, 60th percentileYeast: 0.7%, 34th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 tablespoon barley malt syrup≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast≈ 3.1 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or 2 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt )≈ 9 g
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons lukewarm water ((about 95°F or 35°C))≈ 267 g
  • 3 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour≈ 445 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 to 3 quarts water≈ 2370 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons barley malt syrup or honey ((optional))≈ 32 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda≈ 18 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt)≈ 6 g

flour 445 gbatter 738 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.

  • Water60% · 53rd percentile
  • Malt or sugar0% · 8th percentile
  • Salt2% · 60th percentile
  • Yeast0.7% · 34th percentile

Oven

Temperature
500°F / 260°C
median 425°F
Time
60 to 90 minutes
median 20 minutes

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