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Sourdough Bread Recipe for Beginners

Emilie Raffa · theclevercarrot.com · 2014 · 1 loaf

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

Less water than 98% of recipes and more fat than 91%.

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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 fat than 91% of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Starter: 30%, 69th percentileWater: 50%, 1st percentileSalt: 2%, 50th percentileFat: 5%, 92nd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 150g bubbly, active sourdough starter150 g
  • 250g warm water (see Note 2)250 g
  • 25g olive oil25 g
  • 500g bread flour (not all purpose flour)500 g
  • 10g fine sea salt10 g

flour 500 gbatter 935 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.

  • Starter30% · 69th percentile
  • Water50% · 1st percentile
  • Salt2% · 50th percentile
  • Fat5% · 92nd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

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

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