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Betty Bossi · bettybossi.ch · 2024 · 4 personnes

Against 116 whole wheat bread recipes

Less liquid than 80% of recipes and no fat, unlike 67%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 116 whole wheat bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less liquid than 80% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 71%.
  • No fat at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 4.8 to 9.7% of the flour weight).
  • Whole wheat share in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Whole wheat share: 100%, 78th percentileLiquid: 60%, 18th percentileSweetener: 4.2%, 54th percentileFat: 0%, 16th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 79th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 59th percentileWhole wheatshareLiquidSweetenerFatSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 500 g de farine complète500 g
  • 1.75 c.c. de sel≈ 11 g
  • 1 sachet de levain en poudre (10 g)10 g
  • 1 c.c. d’extrait de malt , selon goût≈ 4.9 g
  • 0.5 cube de levure (env. 20 g)21 g
  • 3 dl d’eau (300 g)≈ 301 g
  • 1 c.s. de mélasse ou 0.5 c.s. de miel liquide≈ 21 g

flour 500 gbatter 868 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 116 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Whole wheat share100% · 78th percentile
  • Liquid60% · 18th percentile
  • Sweetener4.2% · 54th percentile
  • Fat0% · 16th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 79th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 59th percentile

Oven

Temperature
475°F / 245°C
median 375°F
Time
10 minutes
median 35 minutes

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