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Beginner Sourdough Bread

littlespoonfarm.com · 2020 · 1 loaf

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

Less starter than 83% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less starter than 83% of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%, about half as much.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
Starter: 13%, 16th percentileWater: 68%, 48th percentileSalt: 2.2%, 70th percentileFat: 0%, 43rd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 teaspoons sourdough starter≈ 10 g
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour≈ 23 g
  • 5 teaspoons water≈ 25 g
  • 1/4 cup active sourdough starter (100% hydration)≈ 60 g
  • 1 1/3 cups + 2 tablespoons water≈ 346 g
  • 2 teaspoons fine sea salt≈ 12 g
  • 4 cups + 2 tablespoons bread flour≈ 524 g

flour 547 gbatter 999 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.

  • Starter13% · 16th percentile
  • Water68% · 48th percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 70th percentile
  • Fat0% · 43rd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 450°F
Time
30 minutes
median 30 minutes

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