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Potato Buns

sugarspunrun.com · 2021 · 10 buns

Against 100 potato bread recipes

More sugar than 86% of recipes and less potato than 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.1%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Less potato than 75% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More fat than 77% of recipes: 17% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 8.5%, about twice as much.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 49%.
Potato: 30%, 25th percentileLiquid: 35%, 27th percentileFat: 17%, 78th percentileSugar: 14%, 87th percentileEgg: 9.8%, 55th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 42nd percentileYeast: 1.5%, 66th percentilePotatoLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • ½ cup water≈ 119 g
  • ¼ cup whole milk≈ 61 g
  • 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 8 g
  • 3 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon granulated sugar≈ 42 g
  • 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar (firmly packed)≈ 28 g
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)≈ 85 g
  • 1 cup unflavored mashed russet potatoes≈ 150 g
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk≈ 50 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 4 cups all-purpose or bread flour (plus additional as needed, divided)≈ 508 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon water≈ 4.9 g

flour 508 gbatter 1059 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.

  • Potato30% · 25th percentile
  • Liquid35% · 27th percentile
  • Fat17% · 78th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 87th percentile
  • Egg9.8% · 55th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 42nd percentile
  • Yeast1.5% · 66th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
12 minutes
median 30 minutes

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