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Homemade Sourdough English Muffins Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2021 · 12 muffins

Against 76 English muffin recipes

More salt than 96% of recipes and no fat, unlike 75%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 76 English muffin recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • No fat at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 6 to 8.8% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 9.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%, about 2.5 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).
Liquid: 86%, 72nd percentileFat: 0%, 13th percentileSugar: 9.9%, 88th percentileSalt: 2.8%, 97th percentileYeast: 0%, 9th percentileLiquidFatSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • ⅓ cup (4oz115g) active sourdough starter115 g
  • 1½ cups (12floz/340ml) whole milk≈ 366 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey, warmed≈ 42 g
  • 3 cups (15ozs/425g) strong bread flour425 g
  • 2 teaspoons salt≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g

flour 425 gbatter 966 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.

  • Liquid86% · 72nd percentile
  • Fat0% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar9.9% · 88th percentile
  • Salt2.8% · 97th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 9th percentile

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