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Rustic Sourdough Bread

PJ Hamel · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 per loaf / two 10" loaves

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

More starter than 89% of recipes and more salt 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.

  • More starter than 89% of recipes: 38% 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%.
  • Less water than 84% of recipes: 57% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Starter: 38%, 90th percentileWater: 57%, 14th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 88th percentileFat: 0%, 43rd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 5 cups (600g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour600 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) water, lukewarm340 g
  • 1 cup (227g) ripe sourdough starter227 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons (15g) table salt15 g
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons instant yeast*≈ 4.7 g

flour 600 gbatter 1187 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 152 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Starter38% · 90th percentile
  • Water57% · 14th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 88th percentile
  • Fat0% · 43rd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 450°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 30 minutes

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