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africanbites.com · 2019 · 10 round scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More liquid than 93% of recipes and no egg, unlike 62%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 93% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 30%, 42nd percentileLiquid: 92%, 93rd percentileSugar: 18%, 45th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 21st percentileSalt: 0.7%, 43rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour375 g
  • 1/3 cup (67 g) granulated sugar67 g
  • 3 teaspoons (12 g) baking powder12 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2.5 g) salt2.5 g
  • 1 tablespoon (6 g) freshly grated lime zest6 g
  • 8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter (, cold and cut in 1-inch cubes)112 g
  • 1 ½ cups (345 g) sour cream345 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8 ml) vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 375 gbatter 928 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.

  • Butter30% · 42nd percentile
  • Liquid92% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar18% · 45th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 21st percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 43rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
12 minutes
median 16 minutes

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