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No-Knead Rustic Whole Wheat Bread

King Arthur Baking · kingarthurbaking.com · about 3 loaves

Against 116 whole wheat bread recipes

No sweetener, unlike 75% of recipes and more liquid than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • No sweetener at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 2 to 14% of the flour weight).
  • More liquid than 85% of recipes: 85% 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).
  • More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Whole wheat share: 72%, 46th percentileLiquid: 85%, 86th percentileSweetener: 0%, 13th percentileFat: 0%, 16th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 79th percentileYeast: 1.6%, 72nd percentileWhole wheatshareLiquidSweetenerFatSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 5 1/2 cups (624g) King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour624 g
  • 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour240 g
  • 2 tablespoons (18g) vital wheat gluten18 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons (14g) instant yeast or active dry yeast14 g
  • 1 tablespoon (18g) table salt18 g
  • 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cups (737g to 794g) lukewarm water*737 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons seeds, for sprinkling on top≈ 22 g

flour 864 gbatter 1651 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 share72% · 46th percentile
  • Liquid85% · 86th percentile
  • Sweetener0% · 13th percentile
  • Fat0% · 16th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 79th percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 72nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 375°F
Time
20 minutes
median 35 minutes

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