How much water is needed for the dough if the total is 20.75# and the percentages include 75% of bread flour and calculated values for other ingredients?

How much water is needed for the dough if the total is 20.75# and the percentages include 75% of bread flour and calculated values for other ingredients?

• A. 75%
• B. 69.5%
• C. 70%
• D. 68%

Answer: (B)

To determine how much water is needed for the dough based on the given total weight of 20.75 pounds, we need to apply the concept of baker's percentages, particularly focusing on the proportion of water to the total quantity of flour used in the recipe. When a recipe specifies that water makes up 75% of the total weight of bread flour, it means that for every 100 parts of flour, 75 parts of water are required. To calculate the water amount, you need to know how much of the total weight is attributed to bread flour. Given that 75% of the total weight is bread flour, we take 75% of 20.75 pounds to find the weight of the flour: Weight of Bread Flour = Total Dough Weight x (Bread Flour Percentage) Weight of Bread Flour = 20.75# x 0.75 = 15.5625# Next, to find the water amount, we apply the percentage of water calculated from the bread flour weight: Water Weight = Bread Flour Weight x (Water Percentage) Water Weight = 15.5625# x 0.75 = 11.6875# Now, to find the percentage of water relative to the total dough weight, we

To determine how much water is needed for the dough based on the given total weight of 20.75 pounds, we need to apply the concept of baker's percentages, particularly focusing on the proportion of water to the total quantity of flour used in the recipe.

When a recipe specifies that water makes up 75% of the total weight of bread flour, it means that for every 100 parts of flour, 75 parts of water are required. To calculate the water amount, you need to know how much of the total weight is attributed to bread flour.

Given that 75% of the total weight is bread flour, we take 75% of 20.75 pounds to find the weight of the flour:

Weight of Bread Flour = Total Dough Weight x (Bread Flour Percentage)

Weight of Bread Flour = 20.75# x 0.75 = 15.5625#

Next, to find the water amount, we apply the percentage of water calculated from the bread flour weight:

Water Weight = Bread Flour Weight x (Water Percentage)

Water Weight = 15.5625# x 0.75 = 11.6875#

Now, to find the percentage of water relative to the total dough weight, we