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Overnight Baguettes

Martin Philip · kingarthurbaking.com · 12 / 3 baguettes

Against 138 French bread recipes

More water than 98% of recipes and more salt 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 98% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
  • More salt than 79% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
  • Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 0.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%.
Water: 83%, 99th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 81st percentileYeast: 0.3%, 26th percentileSugar: 0%, 36th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 cups plus 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (315g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour315 g
  • 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons (78g) King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour78 g
  • 1 cup plus 1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons (325g) water*325 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (9g) table salt9 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon rounded (1g) instant yeast1 g
  • 2 tablespoons (24g) sourdough starter, fed within the last 24 hours24 g

flour 393 gbatter 752 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.

  • Water83% · 99th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 81st percentile
  • Yeast0.3% · 26th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 36th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

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

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