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Pumpkin Scones

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2018 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less leavening than 89% 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.

  • Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%, about half as much.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 36%, 64th percentileLiquid: 49%, 39th percentileSugar: 24%, 61st percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 9th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 31st percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • ⅓ cups light brown sugar≈ 73 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves≈ 1.3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (cold and cut into pieces)≈ 114 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk (cold)≈ 122 g
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)≈ 123 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream≈ 30 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar≈ 120 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 0.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.7 g
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream≈ 60 g

flour 313 gbatter 796 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.

  • Butter36% · 64th percentile
  • Liquid49% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar24% · 61st percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 9th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 31st percentile

Oven

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

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