Bread Math
Sometimes you want a little less than the full Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day Master Recipe. The basic unit here is a loaf.
Note that an eighth of a cup is 2 T., and ¾ T is 2 ¼ tsp. Note also that small measurements should be done by volume even when weights are provided (unless your scale is extraordinarily accurate).
Conversion to weights are mostly based on the Artisan Bread in 5 blog, sometimes directly and sometimes via the FAQ on weighing ingredients, which gives the following weights:
- 1 c. all-purpose flour = 141.7 g.
- 1 c. whole wheat flour = 127.6 g.
- 1 c. water = 226.8 g.
Master Recipe
One Loaf
- ¾ c. lukewarm water
- ⅜ T yeast
- ⅜ T kosher salt
- 1 ⅝ c. white flour
Variants
- ⅜ T caraway seed
- 1 ⅜ c. white flour
- ¼ c. alternate flour(s)
Two Loaves
- 1 ½ c. lukewarm water
- ¾ T yeast
- ¾ T kosher salt
- 3 ¼ c. white flour
Variants
- ¾ T caraway seed
- 2 ¾ c. white flour
- ½ c. alternate flour(s)
Three Loaves
- 2 ¼ c. lukewarm water
- 1 ⅛ T yeast
- 1 ⅛ T kosher salt
- 4 ⅞ c. white flour
Variants
- 1 ⅛ T caraway seed
- 4 ⅛ c. white flour
- ¾ c. alternate flour(s)
Four Loaves
- 3 c. (680 g.) water
- 1 ½ T (14 g.) yeast
- 1 ½ T (25 g.) kosher salt
- 6 ½ c. (910 g.) white flour
Variants
- 1 ½ T caraway seed
- 5 ½ c. white flour
- 1 c. alternate flour(s)
Olive Oil Dough
Also known as pizza dough.
2 Pizzas
- 1 ⅜ c. (312.5 g.) water
- ⅛ c. (27.5 g.) fruity olive oil
- ½ T (5 g.) yeast
- ¾ T (12.5 g.) salt
- ½ T (7.5 g.) sugar
- 3 ¼ c. (460 g.) flour
2 ⅔ Pizzas
- 1 ⅚ c. (417 g.) water
- ⅙ c. (37 g.) fruity olive oil
- 2 tsp. (7 g.) yeast
- 1 T (17 g.) salt
- 2 tsp. (10 g.) sugar
- 4 ⅓ c. (613 g.) flour
3 Pizzas
- 2 1/16 c. (469 g.) water
- 3 T (41 g.) fruity olive oil
- ¾ T (7.5 g.) yeast
- 1 ⅛ T (19 g.) salt
- ¾ T (11 g.) sugar
- 4 ⅞ c. (690 g.) flour
4 Pizzas
- 2 ¾ c. (625 g.) water
- ¼ c. (55 g.) fruity olive oil
- 1 T (10 g.) yeast
- 1 ½ T (25 g.) salt
- 1 T (15 g.) sugar
- 6 ½ c. (920 g.) flour
Brioche Dough
This sweet dough recipe is also available in their blog.
Two Loaves
- ¾ c. water (170 g.)
- ½ T yeast
- ½ T kosher salt
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ c. honey (84 g.)
- ¾ c. butter, melted (1 ½ sticks)
- 3 ¾ c. flour (531 g.)
Four Loaves
- 1 ½ c. water (340 g.)
- 1 T yeast
- 1 T kosher salt
- 8 large eggs
- ½ c. honey (168 g.)
- 1 ½ c. butter, melted (3 sticks)
- 7 ½ c. flour (1063 g.)
