Sourdough English Muffin Recipe
baking-sense.com · 2019 · 16 muffins
Against 76 English muffin recipes
Less liquid than 96% of recipes and more sugar than 94%.
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How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 76 English muffin recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less liquid than 96% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 74%.
- More sugar than 94% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%, about 3 times as much.
- No yeast at all, where 82% of recipes use some (most of those 1.1 to 1.9% of the flour weight).
Ingredients (8)
- 8 oz active sourdough starter (1 cup, 100% hydration)227 g
- 6 oz warm water (¾ cup)170 g
- 8 oz whole milk (1 cup, scalded and cooled.)227 g
- 25 oz unbleached all-purpose flour (5 cups, see note)709 g
- 3 oz honey (¼ cup)85 g
- 2 oz vegetable oil (¼ cup)57 g
- 2 teaspoons salt≈ 12 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- cornmeal (for rolling)n/a
flour 709 gbatter 1486 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 76 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.
- Liquid56% · 3rd percentile · median 74%
- Fat8% · 70th percentile · median 6%
- Sugar12% · 95th percentile · median 3.9%
- Salt1.7% · 54th percentile · median 1.6%
- Yeast0% · 9th percentile · median 1.2%
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