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Buttermilk sourdough bread recipe

Pam · thebreadshebakes.com · 2017 · 8 people

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

Less starter than 97% of recipes and more water than 87%.

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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 97% of recipes: 3.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%, under a third as much.
  • More water than 87% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2%.
Starter: 3.7%, 2nd percentileWater: 81%, 88th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 25th percentileFat: 0%, 43rd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 25 g rye sourdough starter25 g
  • 130 g wholemeal rye flour130 g
  • 130 g water130 g
  • 450 g strong white wheat flour450 g
  • 100 g wholemeal rye flour100 g
  • 300 g buttermilk (at room temperature)300 g
  • 120 g water120 g
  • 12 g salt12 g

flour 680 gbatter 1267 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.

  • Starter3.7% · 2nd percentile
  • Water81% · 88th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 25th percentile
  • Fat0% · 43rd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 450°F
Time
180 minutes
median 30 minutes

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