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Chocolate Baguette

Lisa Kitahara · okonomikitchen.com · 2026 · 2 baguettes

Against 138 French bread recipes

More water than 97% of recipes and more sugar than 91%.

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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 97% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 67%.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Water: 83%, 98th percentileSalt: 2%, 57th percentileYeast: 0.5%, 38th percentileSugar: 2.5%, 92nd percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 200 g bread or all purpose flour200 g
  • 12 g cocoa powder12 g
  • 5 g sugar5 g
  • 4 g salt4 g
  • 160–165 g water (room temperature)165 g
  • 1 g instant yeast (overnight) or 1.5 g instant yeast (same-day)1 g
  • 50–80 g chocolate (chips, chunks, or chopped bar), optional80 g

flour 200 gbatter 467 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% · 98th percentile
  • Salt2% · 57th percentile
  • Yeast0.5% · 38th percentile
  • Sugar2.5% · 92nd percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 450°F
Time
8 minutes
median 22 minutes

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