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Sugar and Spice Brioche

kirbiecravings.com · 2011

Against 217 brioche recipes

More salt than 93% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 217 brioche recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, about twice as much.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 36%.
Butter: 47%, 73rd percentileEgg: 38%, 42nd percentileSugar: 13%, 44th percentileMilk or water: 18%, 32nd percentileSalt: 2.7%, 94th percentileYeast: 1.6%, 63rd percentileButterEggSugarMilk orwaterSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 1/4 cups (315g) all purpose flour315 g
  • 2 1/4 cups (340g) bread flour340 g
  • 1 1/2 packages (3 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast≈ 11 g
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp (82g) sugar82 g
  • 1 tbsp salt≈ 18 g
  • 1/2 cup (120g) cold water120 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup plus 6 tbsp (2 3/4 sticks/310 g) unsalted butter (at room temperature, cut into about 12 pieces)310 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar100 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • pinch ground cloves≈ 0.4 g
  • pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 1/4 cup (56g) unsalted butter (melted)56 g

flour 655 gbatter 1446 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 217 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter47% · 73rd percentile
  • Egg38% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar13% · 44th percentile
  • Milk or water18% · 32nd percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 94th percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 35 minutes
median 30 minutes

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