Bread – Substituting maple syrup for honey in bread

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I've got the following recipe for a honey whole wheat bread-machine bread:

1-1/3 cups warm water
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons butter
2-2/3 cups whole wheat flour
1-1/3 cups bread flour
1-1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast

I'd like to substitute maple syrup for the honey to produce a maple wheat bread. Can I substitute one for one, or do I need to make adjustments? In particular, will I need to increase or decrease the amount of water used?

Best Answer

Maple syrup is typically around 1 part water to 2 parts sugar (and a negligible amount of other compounds). Honey is around 1 part water to 5 parts sugar.

This means your recipe includes 5/12 cup sugar and 17/12 cup water.

You would therefore want to add 5/8 cup of maple syrup and 29/24 (roughly 1 1/4) cups of water

None of this needs to be exact. To summarise, I would add a splash more maple syrup and a splash less water than you would if using honey

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