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100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

themediterraneandish.com · 2025 · 12 slices (1 8 1 / 2 x 4 1 / 2-inch loaf)

Against 116 whole wheat bread recipes

More sweetener than 81% of recipes and more fat than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sweetener than 81% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.4%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 81% of recipes: 9.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.9%, about twice as much.
  • Whole wheat share in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More yeast than 77% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
Whole wheat share: 100%, 78th percentileLiquid: 71%, 49th percentileSweetener: 15%, 82nd percentileFat: 9.6%, 82nd percentileSalt: 2.1%, 79th percentileYeast: 1.8%, 81st percentileWhole wheatshareLiquidSweetenerFatSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 3/4 cups whole wheat flour ((425g))425 g
  • 3/4 cup hot water (105 to 115°F) ((180ml) )≈ 178 g
  • 1/2 cup milk ((120ml))≈ 122 g
  • 3 tablespoons honey ((63g))63 g
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ((45ml))≈ 41 g
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar≈ 2.6 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt ((9g))9 g

flour 425 gbatter 848 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
  • Liquid71% · 49th percentile
  • Sweetener15% · 82nd percentile
  • Fat9.6% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 79th percentile
  • Yeast1.8% · 81st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 375°F
Time
45 minutes
median 35 minutes

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