Sourdough Croissants
Sourdough
somebodyfeedseb.com · 2022 · 12 small(ish) croissants
Against 114 croissant recipes
Less salt than 95% of recipes and no yeast, unlike 93%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 114 croissant recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less salt than 95% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%, about half as much.
- No yeast at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 1.3 to 2.2% of the flour weight).
- Less milk or water than 77% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 58%.
- Butter in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 60%.
Ingredients (9)
- 450 g strong bread flour (with at least 12.5% protein content)450 g
- 3/4 tsp salt≈ 4.5 g
- 40 g caster sugar40 g
- 130 ml water≈ 130 g
- 90 ml milk≈ 93 g
- 150 g active sourdough starter (100% hydration)150 g
- 50 g unsalted butter (room temperature)50 g
- 250 g unsalted butter (room temperature)250 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 egg yolk + 1 tablespoon milk (or double cream)≈ 18 g
flour 450 gbatter 1168 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.
- Butter67% · 74th percentile · median 60%
- Milk or water50% · 22nd percentile · median 58%
- Sugar8.9% · 33rd percentile · median 10%
- Salt1% · 4th percentile · median 2%
- Yeast0% · 3rd percentile · median 1.6%
- Egg in the dough0% · 25th percentile · median 1.6%
Oven
- Temperature
- 375°F / 190°C
- median 375°F
- Time
- 10 minutes
- median 20 minutes
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