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Za'atar Croissants Recipe

maureenabood.com · 2014 · 24 Croissants

Against 114 croissant recipes

More milk or water than 96% of recipes and more butter than 89%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 114 croissant recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More milk or water than 96% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 58%.
  • More butter than 89% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 60%.
  • More yeast than 84% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • Less salt than 83% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
Butter: 77%, 90th percentileMilk or water: 77%, 97th percentileSugar: 8.9%, 33rd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 15th percentileYeast: 2.5%, 87th percentileEgg in the dough: 8.9%, 63rd percentileButterMilk orwaterSugarSaltYeastEgg inthe dough
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 13.5 oz (3 sticks plus 3 tablespoons) European-style butter, very cold425 g
  • 1 3/4 cups whole milk≈ 427 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast≈ 14 g
  • 4 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour≈ 563 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon water≈ 4.9 g
  • 1/4 cup za'atar≈ 59 g
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil≈ 9 g

flour 563 gbatter 1610 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 114 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter77% · 90th percentile
  • Milk or water77% · 97th percentile
  • Sugar8.9% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 15th percentile
  • Yeast2.5% · 87th percentile
  • Egg in the dough8.9% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 375°F
Time
8 to 12 minutes
median 20 minutes

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