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How to Make a Baguette

Lauren Habermehl · tasteofhome.com · 2021

Against 138 French bread recipes

More yeast than 89% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 138 French bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More yeast than 89% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • No sugar, like 71% of recipes.
Water: 70%, 60th percentileSalt: 2%, 57th percentileYeast: 2%, 91st percentileSugar: 0%, 36th percentileFat: 0%, 39th percentileWaterSaltYeastSugarFat
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 4-1/4 cups (510g) bread flour510 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10g) salt10 g
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons (10g) instant yeast10 g
  • 1-1/2 cups (375ml) warm water, heated to 105-110°F≈ 356 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, for greasing a proofing container≈ 14 g

flour 510 gbatter 886 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.

  • Water70% · 60th percentile
  • Salt2% · 57th percentile
  • Yeast2% · 91st percentile
  • Sugar0% · 36th percentile
  • Fat0% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 450°F
Time
not stated
median 22 minutes

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