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The Best Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

Maurizio Leo · theperfectloaf.com · 2022 · 2 loaves

Against 116 whole wheat bread recipes

No yeast, unlike 97% of recipes and more fat than 84%.

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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 yeast at all, where 97% of recipes use some (most of those 0.7 to 1.7% of the flour weight).
  • More fat than 84% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.9%, about twice as much.
  • Less whole wheat share than 75% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Whole wheat share: 50%, 23rd percentileLiquid: 72%, 52nd percentileSweetener: 5%, 59th percentileFat: 10%, 86th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 48th percentileYeast: 0%, 1st percentileWhole wheatshareLiquidSweetenerFatSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 90g white flour90 g
  • 90g water90 g
  • 45g ripe sourdough starter, 100% hydration45 g
  • 90g whole wheat flour90 g
  • 135g boiling water135 g
  • 360g white flour360 g
  • 360g whole wheat flour360 g
  • 54g egg, beaten (About 1 large)54 g
  • 54g unsalted butter54 g
  • 36g extra-virgin olive oil36 g
  • 45g honey45 g
  • 423g water423 g
  • 17g fine sea salt17 g
  • 225g ripe levain225 g
  • all of the yudanen/a

flour 900 gbatter 2024 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 share50% · 23rd percentile
  • Liquid72% · 52nd percentile
  • Sweetener5% · 59th percentile
  • Fat10% · 86th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 48th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 1st percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 375°F
Time
20 minutes
median 35 minutes

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