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Scotch Pancakes

Nigella · nigella.com · Makes: approx. 20 pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

Less leavening than 92% of recipes and no salt, unlike 80%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 802 pancake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less leavening than 92% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.4%, about half as much.
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
Liquid: 141%, 37th percentileEgg: 46%, 66th percentileSugar: 19%, 58th percentileFat: 12%, 41st percentileLeavening: 2.7%, 7th percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar≈ 2.5 g
  • 150 millilitres milk≈ 155 g
  • 110 grams plain flour110 g
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon golden syrup≈ 21 g

flour 110 gbatter 354 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 802 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid141% · 37th percentile
  • Egg46% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar19% · 58th percentile
  • Fat12% · 41st percentile
  • Leavening2.7% · 7th percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

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