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My Best Sourdough Recipe

Maurizio Leo · theperfectloaf.com · 2015 · 2 loaves

Against 152 sourdough bread recipes

More water than 93% 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.

  • More water than 93% of recipes: 85% 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 in the middle half of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 25%.
Starter: 19%, 28th percentileWater: 85%, 94th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 25th percentileFat: 0%, 43rd percentileSweetener: 0%, 41st percentileStarterWaterSaltFatSweetener
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 30g medium-protein bread flour30 g
  • 30g whole wheat flour30 g
  • 60g water60 g
  • 30g ripe sourdough starter30 g
  • 822g medium-protein bread flour822 g
  • 64g whole wheat flour64 g
  • 745g water745 g
  • 17g salt17 g
  • 151g ripe levain151 g

flour 946 gbatter 1949 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.

  • Starter19% · 28th percentile
  • Water85% · 94th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 25th percentile
  • Fat0% · 43rd percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 41st percentile

Oven

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

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