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Homemade Bagels

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2014 · 12 Bagels

Against 150 bagel recipes

More malt or sugar than 84% of recipes and more water than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More malt or sugar than 84% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%, about twice as much.
  • More water than 78% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 0.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%.
Water: 64%, 78th percentileMalt or sugar: 8.6%, 84th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 43rd percentileYeast: 0.4%, 25th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 ⅓ cups bread flour≈ 169 g
  • ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 cup lukewarm water, (not more than 90-95 degrees)≈ 237 g
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast≈ 3.1 g
  • ¼ cup honey≈ 85 g
  • 1 ⅔ cups lukewarm water, (not more than 90-95 degrees)≈ 395 g
  • 5 ⅓ cups bread flour≈ 677 g
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour≈ 144 g
  • 1 tablespoon salt≈ 18 g
  • unflavored vegetable oil for oiling the bowln/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon baking soda, (divided (must be fresh))≈ 18 g
  • poppy seeds, (sesame seeds and coarse sea salt for sprinkling)n/a

flour 991 gbatter 1730 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.

  • Water64% · 78th percentile
  • Malt or sugar8.6% · 84th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 43rd percentile
  • Yeast0.4% · 25th percentile

Oven

Temperature
475°F / 245°C
median 425°F
Time
20 minutes
median 20 minutes

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