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Blueberry Scones (Family Favorite!)

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2019 · 12

Against 660 scone recipes

More leavening than 76% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 660 scone recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More leavening than 76% of recipes: 5.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
Butter: 34%, 56th percentileLiquid: 48%, 34th percentileSugar: 27%, 70th percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 82nd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing≈ 119 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups all purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar≈ 67 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, frozen≈ 85 g
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries≈ 148 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Turbinado sugar, for sprinkling (optional)n/a

flour 250 gbatter 746 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 660 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter34% · 56th percentile
  • Liquid48% · 34th percentile
  • Sugar27% · 70th percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
17 to 20 minutes
median 16 minutes

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