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Sourdough Waffles

Alton Brown · foodnetwork.com · 2019 · 4 Belgian waffles

Against 455 waffle recipes

Less egg than 93% of recipes and less fat than 93%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 455 waffle recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less egg than 93% of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 93% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 31%, about half as much.
  • No leavening at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 5.7% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 83% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, under a third as much.
Liquid: 119%, 30th percentileEgg: 13%, 7th percentileFat: 14%, 7th percentileSugar: 3.2%, 16th percentileLeavening: 0%, 4th percentileSalt: 1%, 57th percentileLiquidEggFatSugarLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 125 grams discarded Sourdough Starter (unfed), recipe follows125 g
  • 1 cup whole milk≈ 244 g
  • 170 grams unbleached, all-purpose flour170 g
  • 1 large egg, separated≈ 50 g
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled≈ 57 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 0.8 g
  • 125 grams all-purpose, unbleached flour125 g
  • 125 grams filtered water, room temperature125 g
  • 100 grams all-purpose, unbleached flour100 g
  • 100 grams filtered water, room temperature100 g

flour 395 gbatter 1113 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 455 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid119% · 30th percentile
  • Egg13% · 7th percentile
  • Fat14% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar3.2% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1% · 57th percentile

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