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Bakehouse Live: Quick Soft Pretzels

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2020 · 8-10 pretzels

Against 173 soft pretzel recipes

Less salt than 91% of recipes and less water than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less salt than 91% of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%, about half as much.
  • Less water than 78% of recipes: 58% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
Water: 58%, 21st percentileButter: 5.5%, 39th percentileSugar: 2.4%, 51st percentileSalt: 0.8%, 7th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 59th percentileWaterButterSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/4 cups warm water≈ 296 g
  • 1 pack (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened≈ 28 g
  • 3 3/4 – 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 516 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 10 cups water + 1/2 cup baking soda for boiling the pretzels≈ 2370 g
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter (salted or unsalted is fine)≈ 57 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar still together with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 100 g
  • 1 large egg, beaten with a small splash of water for egg wash≈ 50 g
  • coarse salt and fresh cracked black peppern/a

flour 516 gbatter 864 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 173 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water58% · 21st percentile
  • Butter5.5% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar2.4% · 51st percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 7th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 59th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 425°F
Time
12 to 13 minutes
median 15 minutes

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