Bialys

Ingredients (16)

• 1/2 cup water plus 1 teaspoon≈ 123 g
• 1 1/3 cup bread flour plus 1 tablespoon≈ 177 g
• 2/3 teaspoon instant dry yeast≈ 2.1 g
• 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
• 1 1/3 cups water≈ 316 g
• 3.5 cups bread flour, plus 2 tablespoons≈ 460 g
• 1/2 cup pate fermentee, plus 2 tablespoons ((recipe follows or to omit, see notes section below))≈ 148 g
• 3/4 tsp instant dried yeast≈ 2.3 g
• 1.5 tsp salt (updated 8/2022 (was 1 TB per 1X batch) )≈ 9 g
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (shredded )≈ 237 g
• cornmeal (enough for dusting baking trays)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 3 cups onion (finely chopped (about 2 medium onions))≈ 711 g
• 2.5 tsp poppy seeds≈ 12 g
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs≈ 59 g
• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil≈ 20 g
• 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g

flour 637 gbatter 1481 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 22 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Water69% · 75th percentile · median 63%
• Salt2.4% · 93rd percentile · median 2%
• Yeast0.7% · 59th percentile · median 0.5%
• Sugar or malt0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Fat0% · 41st percentile · median 0%

Oven

Temperature

500°F / 260°C

median 475°F

Time

5 minutes

median 14 minutes