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Poppyseed Crusted Yorkville Sourdough Baguettes

Benny Chang · breadtopia.com

Against 138 French bread recipes

No yeast, unlike 94% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No yeast at all, where 94% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.4% of the flour weight).
  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
Water: 70%, 74th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 36th percentileYeast: 0%, 3rd percentileSugar: 0%, 36th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • Levain Buildn/a
  • 12g 100% hydration starter (this can be starter of any flour type)12 g
  • 48g cool water48 g
  • 48g 10-11% protein white flour48 g
  • Dough for 3x300 g baguettes (approximate weight)300 g
  • 475g 10-11% protein white flour, such as Breadtopia's all purpose flour (3 ⅔ cups)475 g
  • 311g water (1 ⅓ cups)311 g
  • 95g of levain (⅓ cup)95 g
  • 5.22g diastatic barley malt powder (1 ½ tsp)5 g
  • 9.38g fine sea salt (I prefer pink Himalayan) (1 ½ tsp)9 g
  • 9g water for bassinage when adding salt (2 tsp)9 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Poppyseeds: About 1 ounce or half a standard-size spice bottle. What's left behind can be used again for coating other breads.28 g

flour 523 gbatter 1313 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 138 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water70% · 74th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 36th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 36th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
500°F / 260°C
median 450°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 22 minutes

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