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Sourdough Asiago Bagels Recipe

littlespoonfarm.com · 2025 · 8 bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

Less salt than 91% of recipes and no yeast, unlike 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less salt than 91% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about half as much.
  • No yeast at all, where 82% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • Malt or sugar in the middle half of recipes: 7.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%.
Water: 56%, 39th percentileMalt or sugar: 7.3%, 75th percentileSalt: 1%, 7th percentileYeast: 0%, 9th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 tablespoon sourdough starter≈ 15 g
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour≈ 50 g
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons water≈ 52 g
  • 1/2 cup active sourdough starter≈ 120 g
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons water≈ 267 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey (or sugar)≈ 42 g
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 cups + 2 tablespoons bread flour≈ 524 g
  • 8 oz. block asiago cheese (grated, reserve 1 cup for topping)227 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 cups water≈ 1422 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar≈ 13 g

flour 573 gbatter 1302 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.

  • Water56% · 39th percentile
  • Malt or sugar7.3% · 75th percentile
  • Salt1% · 7th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 9th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
25 to 28 minutes
median 20 minutes

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