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Baked Baguettes

Tyler Florence · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 4 baguettes

Against 138 French bread recipes

More water than 95% of recipes and more salt than 92%.

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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 95% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
  • More salt than 92% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
  • More yeast than 80% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, about twice as much.
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 0.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Water: 80%, 96th percentileSalt: 2.7%, 94th percentileYeast: 1.6%, 82nd percentileSugar: 0.9%, 79th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 package active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water≈ 356 g
  • 2 teaspoons salt≈ 12 g
  • 3 1/2 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting≈ 445 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Milk, for brushingn/a

flour 445 gbatter 823 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.

  • Water80% · 96th percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 94th percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar0.9% · 79th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 450°F
Time
40 minutes
median 22 minutes

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