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Soft Sourdough Pretzels

farmhouseonboone.com · 2022 · 15

Against 173 soft pretzel recipes

No yeast, unlike 94% of recipes and more sugar than 91%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 173 soft pretzel recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No yeast at all, where 94% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 1.7% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.4%, about 4 times as much.
  • No butter at all, where 79% of recipes use some (most of those 5.7 to 11% of the flour weight).
  • Less water than 82% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
Water: 56%, 17th percentileButter: 0%, 10th percentileSugar: 10%, 92nd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 61st percentileYeast: 0%, 3rd percentileWaterButterSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • ½ cup sourdough starter (100 grams, active and bubbly )100 g
  • 1 cup water (236 grams)236 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey (42 grams, or maple syrup)42 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt (8 grams)8 g
  • 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour (420 grams)420 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 quarts water≈ 1896 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar≈ 14 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • pretzel saltn/a

flour 420 gbatter 806 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 173 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water56% · 17th percentile
  • Butter0% · 10th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 61st percentile
  • Yeast0% · 3rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
15 minutes
median 15 minutes

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