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Jerusalem Bagels (Ka'ek al Quds)

AhmadAA · nigella.com · Serves: 4

Against 150 bagel recipes

More water than 93% of recipes and more salt than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 93% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Water: 70%, 95th percentileMalt or sugar: 3.3%, 40th percentileSalt: 3.6%, 98th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 66th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 500 grams strong white bread flour (sieved)500 g
  • 320 millilitres warm water≈ 321 g
  • 7 grams active dry yeast7 g
  • 1 teaspoon sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon salt≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil≈ 14 g
  • 240 grams white sesame seeds240 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar≈ 13 g
  • 2 tablespoons water≈ 30 g

flour 500 gbatter 1145 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.

  • Water70% · 95th percentile
  • Malt or sugar3.3% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.6% · 98th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 66th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 425°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 20 minutes

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