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Beginner Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Melissa Johnson · breadtopia.com

Against 116 whole wheat bread recipes

Close to the middle of 116 whole wheat bread recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Whole wheat share in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 71%.
Whole wheat share: 100%, 78th percentileLiquid: 80%, 73rd percentileSweetener: 5%, 59th percentileFat: 5%, 52nd percentileSalt: 1.8%, 42nd percentileYeast: 0.8%, 32nd percentileWhole wheatshareLiquidSweetenerFatSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 600 grams home milled yecora rojo hard red spring wheat berries or hard red spring wheat berries or yecora rojo whole grain flour or stone ground whole grain bread flour (4 3/4 cups flour)600 g
  • 480 grams warm milk, ~90°F (2 cups +/- 2 Tbsp)480 g
  • 30 grams light olive oil (2 Tbsp)30 g
  • 30 grams maple syrup (1 1/2 Tbsp)30 g
  • 11 grams salt (2 tsp)11 g
  • 5 grams instant yeast (2 tsp)5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • optional water, milk, or beaten egg for brushing on the dough just before bakingn/a

flour 600 gbatter 1156 g

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
  • Liquid80% · 73rd percentile
  • Sweetener5% · 59th percentile
  • Fat5% · 52nd percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 42nd percentile
  • Yeast0.8% · 32nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
15 minutes
median 35 minutes

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