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Pain au levain - Réalisation et cuisson du pain

Original in French

Chef Simon · chefsimon.com · 2016

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

Less water than 98% of recipes and more starter than 84%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 152 sourdough bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less water than 98% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More starter than 84% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
  • More salt than 84% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
Starter: 33%, 85th percentileWater: 50%, 1st percentileSalt: 2.5%, 88th percentileFat: 0%, 43rd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 200 g de levain200 g
  • 600 g de farine600 g
  • 300 g d'eau tiède300 g
  • 10 à 15 g de sel15 g

flour 600 gbatter 1115 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 152 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Starter33% · 85th percentile
  • Water50% · 1st percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 88th percentile
  • Fat0% · 43rd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 450°F
Time
not stated
median 30 minutes

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