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Pain d'épi: Sourdough Wheat Stalk Baguettes

Melissa Johnson · breadtopia.com

Against 138 French bread recipes

No yeast, unlike 94% of recipes and more water than 86%.

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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).
  • More water than 86% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
Water: 75%, 87th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 27th percentileYeast: 0%, 3rd percentileSugar: 0%, 36th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 320 grams flour [200 grams all purpose flour, 60 grams bread flour, 60 grams turkey red whole grain flour or another whole grain flour] (2 1/2 cups flour)320 g
  • 210-240 grams water (7/8 to 1 cup)240 g
  • 65 grams sourdough starter (1/4 cup)65 g
  • 5.5 grams salt (1 tsp)6 g
  • 3 grams diastatic barley malt powder (1 tsp)3 g

flour 320 gbatter 634 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.

  • Water75% · 87th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 27th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 36th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

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

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