Classic Homemade Bagels
leitesculinaria.com · 2020 · 40 servings
Against 150 bagel recipes
Less salt than 75% of recipes.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 150 bagel recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less salt than 75% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
- Water in the middle half of recipes: 62% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Ingredients (11)
- 7 cups bread flour (plus more for the work surface and the baking sheets)≈ 889 g
- 2 cups self-rising whole-wheat flour≈ 250 g
- 3 cups lukewarm water≈ 711 g
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 12 g
- 1 1/2 tablespoons light brown sugar≈ 21 g
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 15 g
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for the bowl and plastic wrap)≈ 27 g
- 1 tablespoon molasses≈ 21 g
- 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 large egg (beaten)≈ 50 g
- Poppy seeds , sesame seeds, or finely chopped onionn/a
flour 1139 gbatter 1960 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.
- Water62% · 71st percentile · median 59%
- Malt or sugar3.7% · 43rd percentile · median 4%
- Salt1.3% · 23rd percentile · median 1.9%
- Yeast1.1% · 49th percentile · median 1.1%
Oven
- Temperature
- 425°F / 220°C
- median 425°F
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- median 20 minutes
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