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Homemade Potato Buns

Molly Yeh · foodnetwork.com · 2022 · 8 buns

Against 100 potato bread recipes

No liquid, unlike 90% of recipes and more egg than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • No liquid at all, where 90% of recipes use some (most of those 38 to 64% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 6.8%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More potato than 81% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Potato: 75%, 83rd percentileLiquid: 0%, 5th percentileFat: 12%, 66th percentileSugar: 9.3%, 74th percentileEgg: 22%, 92nd percentileSalt: 2.2%, 72nd percentileYeast: 1.5%, 66th percentilePotatoLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 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

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Poppy seeds, for sprinklingn/a

flour 453 gbatter 1008 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.

  • Potato75% · 83rd percentile
  • Liquid0% · 5th percentile
  • Fat12% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar9.3% · 74th percentile
  • Egg22% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 72nd percentile
  • Yeast1.5% · 66th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 375°F
Time
20 minutes
median 30 minutes

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