Lesson 3 of 4
Scale without changing the recipe
A scale factor multiplies every ingredient equally.
Ingredients for this learning path
- A written bread formula for practice
Equipment
- Calculator
- Digital scale
- Notebook
The lesson
- To turn a 900 g dough formula into 1,350 g, divide 1,350 by 900 to get a factor of 1.5.
- Multiply every ingredient—including salt, starter and small additions—by 1.5. Round only after calculating.
- Check the sum of the new weights. Keep notes on rounding when a scale cannot measure fractions of a gram.
The baker’s note
Larger batches can ferment and cool differently even when ingredient ratios match.
Practice
Scale a familiar one-loaf formula to two loaves and verify the total dough weight.
Technique lessons may require a separate complete formula. Read the full path before mixing.
LESSON 3 OF 4 · 6 min read
Scale without changing the recipe
A scale factor multiplies every ingredient equally.
Go to guided practice & lesson checkLet’s work through it
- To turn a 900 g dough formula into 1,350 g, divide 1,350 by 900 to get a factor of 1.5.
- Multiply every ingredient—including salt, starter and small additions—by 1.5. Round only after calculating.
- Check the sum of the new weights. Keep notes on rounding when a scale cannot measure fractions of a gram.
LEARN IT. TRY IT. MAKE IT YOURS.
Your practice bench
Read the whole lesson first, then work at your own pace. Check a step when you’ve practiced or reviewed it.
STEP 1 OF 3
To turn a 900 g dough formula into 1,350 g, divide 1,350 by 900 to get a factor of 1.5.
MAKE THE BAKER’S CALL
TAKE IT TO YOUR OWN KITCHEN
Your next small experiment
Scale a familiar one-loaf formula to two loaves and verify the total dough weight.
Record what happened in my journalMake it part of your practice
Scale a familiar one-loaf formula to two loaves and verify the total dough weight.
YOUR BAKING JOURNAL
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Record your temperatures, timing, observations and one thing to try next.
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