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French Bread

tasteandtellblog.com · 2022 · 2 loaves, 30 servings

Against 138 French bread recipes

More water than 93% 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 93% of recipes: 79% 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%.
Water: 79%, 94th percentileSalt: 2.7%, 94th percentileYeast: 1.2%, 67th percentileSugar: 0%, 36th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 2 cups (16 oz) lukewarm water≈ 474 g
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons (0.25 oz) dry active yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 tablespoon (16 g) kosher salt16 g
  • 5 cups (600 g) bread flour600 g

flour 600 gbatter 1097 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.

  • Water79% · 94th percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 94th percentile
  • Yeast1.2% · 67th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 36th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

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

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