Common Ingredients in french bread Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular french bread recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredients in french bread dishes are flour and yeast.

Bread flour, white sugar and egg whites are also common ingredients in french bread recipes. Salt is in 90% of french bread recipes and pepper, 10%.

The average french bread recipe has about 7.8 ingredients, with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 19.

In terms of directions, french bread recipes have about 8.7 steps on average, ranging from 4 to 18 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in French Bread

For 6 cup flour (750 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single french bread recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with flour	Potential subsitutions
yeast	2.4 tablespoon (29 g)	2.4 tablespoon (29 g)	100%
salt	2.3 teaspoon (14 g)	2.1 teaspoon (13 g)	100%
egg whites	1 (33 g)	0.93 (31 g)	67%
cornmeal	1.7 tablespoon (13 g)	1.4 tablespoon (10 g)	67%
margarine	0.86 tablespoon (12 g)	0.86 tablespoon (12 g)	33%	olive oil turns vegetable oil

Ingredients by Average Weight in French Bread

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in french bread recipes. This would be: 57% bread flour, 23% flour, 6% rice flour, 3% yeast, 3% egg whites, 3% fingerling potatoes, 2% white sugar and 2% salt.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

salt

Salt is the most popular ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 90% of french bread recipes contain salt.

Salt is often included in french bread dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon or 1.5 teaspoons.

In french bread recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 1.4% by weight.

For french bread recipes, salt is frequently used with yeast, bread flour, white sugar, flour and egg whites.

flour

Another popular ingredient in french bread is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 90% have flour.

Variations of flour include:

• bread flour: 50% of recipes
• rice flour: 10% of recipes
• tapioca flour: 10% of recipes

In recipes for french bread, flour is often used with yeast, salt, egg whites, cornmeal and margarine.

Potential substitutions for flour in french bread:

• bread flour

Also, flour is not often used with white sugar, olive oil turns and vegetable oil.

bread flour

Another popular ingredient in french bread is bread flour. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 50% have bread flour.

Bread flour is often included in french bread dishes in amounts of 4 cups.

In french bread recipes that contain bread flour, it is on average, 91% by weight.

For french bread recipes, bread flour is frequently used with yeast, salt, white sugar, vegetable oil and olive oil turns. However, egg whites, margarine and cornmeal are almost never used together with bread flour in french bread dishes.

yeast

Yeast is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 90% of french bread recipes contain yeast.

Variations of yeast include:

• fast rise yeast: 10% of recipes

Salt, bread flour, white sugar, flour and vegetable oil are commonly used together with yeast in french bread dishes.

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 50% of french bread recipes contain white sugar.

White sugar is often included in french bread dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In french bread recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 3% by weight.

In recipes for french bread, white sugar is often used with salt, bread flour, yeast, vegetable oil and rice flour. On the other hand, white sugar is almost never used with cornmeal.

egg whites

Another popular ingredient in french bread is egg whites. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 30% have egg whites.

Common quantities for egg whites in french bread dishes include 1 egg whites.

In french bread recipes that contain egg whites, it is on average, 7% by weight.

Salt, flour, yeast, cornmeal and margarine are commonly used together with egg whites in french bread dishes. Conversely, egg whites is not often used with bread flour, olive oil turns and vegetable oil.

cornmeal

Cornmeal is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 20% of french bread recipes contain cornmeal.

In french bread recipes that contain cornmeal, it is on average, 1.2% by weight.

For french bread recipes, cornmeal is frequently used with flour, yeast, egg whites, salt and margarine. However, bread flour, white sugar, olive oil turns and vegetable oil are almost never used together with cornmeal in french bread dishes.

vegetable oil

Another popular ingredient in french bread is vegetable oil. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 20% have vegetable oil.

In french bread recipes that contain vegetable oil, it is on average, 3% by weight.

In recipes for french bread, vegetable oil is often used with bread flour, white sugar, yeast, salt and egg whites.

Potential substitutions for vegetable oil in french bread:

• margarine
• olive oil turns

Also, vegetable oil is not often used with egg whites and cornmeal.

olive oil turns

Olive oil turns is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 20% of french bread recipes contain olive oil turns.

In french bread recipes that contain olive oil turns, it is on average, 3% by weight.

Asparagus, yeast, white sugar, bread flour and onion are commonly used together with olive oil turns in french bread dishes.

Potential substitutions for olive oil turns in french bread:

• margarine
• vegetable oil

Also, olive oil turns is not often used with egg whites and cornmeal.

margarine

Another popular ingredient in french bread is margarine. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 20% have margarine.

Melted is a frequent preparation for margarine in french bread dishes.

In french bread recipes that contain margarine, it is on average, 3% by weight.

For french bread recipes, margarine is frequently used with egg whites, salt, rice flour, tapioca flour and egg substitute.

Potential substitutions for margarine in french bread:

• olive oil turns
• vegetable oil

Also, margarine is not often used with bread flour.

shallots

Another popular ingredient in french bread is shallots. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 10% have shallots.

In french bread recipes that contain shallots, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

Asparagus, olive oil turns, mushrooms, baby gherkin pickles, nutmeg, black pepper, chives, baguette and fingerling potatoes are commonly used together with shallots in french bread dishes. Conversely, shallots is not often used with salt, bread flour, white sugar, egg whites, margarine, cornmeal and vegetable oil.

black pepper

Black pepper is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 10% of french bread recipes contain black pepper.

In french bread recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

For french bread recipes, black pepper is frequently used with asparagus, olive oil turns, mushrooms, baby gherkin pickles, nutmeg, chives, shallots, baguette and fingerling potatoes. However, salt, bread flour, white sugar, egg whites, margarine, cornmeal and vegetable oil are almost never used together with black pepper in french bread dishes.

fingerling potatoes

Another popular ingredient in french bread is fingerling potatoes. From the recipes we've sampled for french bread, over 10% have fingerling potatoes.

In french bread recipes that contain fingerling potatoes, it is on average, 20% by weight.

In recipes for french bread, fingerling potatoes is often used with asparagus, olive oil turns, mushrooms, baby gherkin pickles, nutmeg, black pepper, chives, shallots and baguette. On the other hand, fingerling potatoes is almost never used with salt, bread flour, white sugar, egg whites, margarine, cornmeal and vegetable oil.

vinegar

Vinegar is another common ingredient in french bread dishes. In fact, over 10% of french bread recipes contain vinegar.

In french bread recipes that contain vinegar, it is on average, 0.7% by weight.

Rice flour, tapioca flour, egg whites, egg substitute, margarine, white sugar, fast rise yeast, salt and xanthan gum are commonly used together with vinegar in french bread dishes. Conversely, vinegar is not often used with bread flour, olive oil turns, cornmeal and vegetable oil.

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