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The Big Book of Bread · kingarthurbaking.com · 6 / six medium 3 1 / 2" muffins

Against 76 English muffin recipes

Less sugar than 85% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%, about half as much.
  • Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Liquid: 82%, 68th percentileFat: 5.8%, 41st percentileSugar: 1.3%, 14th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 69th percentileYeast: 0.7%, 25th percentileLiquidFatSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 1/2 cups plus 4 teaspoons (190g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour190 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon instant yeast≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons (152g) milk, lukewarm; whole preferred (90°F)152 g
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons (102g) water, lukewarm (90°F)102 g
  • 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour120 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) table salt6 g
  • 1 teaspoon (4g) granulated sugar4 g
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (18g) unsalted butter, melted18 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons (20g to 30g) yellow cornmeal, for dusting20 g

flour 310 gbatter 594 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.

  • Liquid82% · 68th percentile
  • Fat5.8% · 41st percentile
  • Sugar1.3% · 14th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 69th percentile
  • Yeast0.7% · 25th percentile

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