Hi, Marco! Based on your math, it sounds like you were counting the milk as only 87% water, which would bring the hydration calculation down to 73%. For the purposes of measuring for tangzhong, however, milk and water can be used pretty much interchangeably, which brings this recipe up to a 79% hydration level. Hope that helps!
August 12, 2019 at 10:17am
In reply to Hi there, after having done… by Marco Dias (not verified)
Hi, Marco! Based on your math, it sounds like you were counting the milk as only 87% water, which would bring the hydration calculation down to 73%. For the purposes of measuring for tangzhong, however, milk and water can be used pretty much interchangeably, which brings this recipe up to a 79% hydration level. Hope that helps!