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Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze

Bettie · bakerbettie.com · 2018 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

More butter than 93% of recipes and more sugar than 96%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 93% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • More sugar than 96% of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
Butter: 47%, 95th percentileLiquid: 49%, 42nd percentileSugar: 42%, 98th percentileEgg: 21%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 44th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 240 grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar100 g
  • 10 grams (1 tablespoon) baking powder10 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 113 grams (½ cup, 1 stick) very cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes113 g
  • 1 large egg, cold≈ 50 g
  • 117 grams (½ cup, 120 ml) heavy cream, cold117 g
  • 15 grams (1 tablespoon) lemon juice, fresh not bottled15 g
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest≈ 6 g
  • 125 grams (1 cup) fresh or frozen blueberries125 g
  • coarse turbinado sugar, optionaln/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • extra heavy cream, for brushing the tops of the sconesn/a
  • 120 grams (1 cup) powdered sugar120 g
  • pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 30-45 grams (2-3 tablespoons) lemon juice, fresh not bottled45 g

flour 240 gbatter 778 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.

  • Butter47% · 95th percentile
  • Liquid49% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar42% · 98th percentile
  • Egg21% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 44th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
10 minutes
median 16 minutes

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