Fried Walleye Sandwiches on Homemade Potato Buns

Ingredients (26)

• 1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons buttermilk≈ 412 g
• 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons (9 grams) crab boil seasoning, such as Old Bay9 g
• 2 skinless walleye fillets (about 4 ounces/113 grams each), halved crosswise113 g
• 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour240 g
• 1 cup (144 grams) fine yellow cornmeal144 g
• 1/2 cup (56 grams) cornstarch56 g
• 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling≈ 8 g
• 4 store-bought or Homemade Potato Buns, recipe follows, split≈ 852 g
• 1 large russet potato (about 12 ounces/340 grams), peeled340 g
• 4 tablespoons (56 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature56 g
• 2 tablespoons (42 grams) honey42 g
• 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 10 g
• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• One 2 1/4-teaspoon packet instant yeast≈ 7 g
• 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting≈ 453 g
• Neutral oil, for oiling the bowl and plastic wrapn/a
• 3/4 cup (172 grams) mayonnaise172 g
• 1/4 cup (60 grams) chopped spicy bread-and-butter pickles plus 1 tablespoon pickle brine60 g
• 1 tablespoon (2 grams) chopped fresh Italian parsley2 g
• 1 tablespoon (2 grams) chopped fresh tarragon2 g
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 1.2 g
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black peppern/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• Tartar Sauce, recipe follows (or feel free to use store-bought)n/a
• Lemon wedges, shredded iceberg lettuce and spicy bread-and-butter pickles, for servingn/a
• Poppy seeds, for sprinklingn/a

flour 837 gbatter 3088 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 100 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Potato142% · 98th percentile · median 40%
• Liquid49% · 52nd percentile · median 49%
• Fat14% · 69th percentile · median 8.5%
• Sugar5% · 59th percentile · median 3.1%
• Egg12% · 68th percentile · median 6.8%
• Salt2.2% · 72nd percentile · median 2%
• Yeast0.8% · 25th percentile · median 1.4%

Oven

Temperature

365°F / 185°C

median 375°F

Time

20 minutes

median 30 minutes