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The Easiest No Knead Baguette Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2023 · 2 baguettes

Against 138 French bread recipes

More water than 99% of recipes and less yeast than 79%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 138 French bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More water than 99% of recipes: 84% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
  • Less yeast than 79% of recipes: 0.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, under a third as much.
  • More sugar than 80% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Water: 84%, 100th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 72nd percentileYeast: 0.2%, 13th percentileSugar: 1%, 81st percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 3 cups (15 oz/426 g) bread flour426 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon instant yeast≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 ½ cups (12 fl oz/360 ml) lukewarm water≈ 356 g

flour 426 gbatter 796 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 138 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water84% · 100th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 72nd percentile
  • Yeast0.2% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar1% · 81st percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 450°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 22 minutes

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