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Lemon 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 leavening than 87% of recipes: 5.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
Butter: 47%, 94th percentileLiquid: 50%, 45th percentileSugar: 42%, 98th percentileEgg: 21%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 89th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups (240 gr) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1/2 cup (100 gr) granulated sugar100 g
  • 1 TBSP baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick, 112 gr) very cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes112 g
  • 1 large egg, cold≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup very cold heavy cream, half and half, or buttermilk (plus more for brushing the tops)≈ 119 g
  • 1 TBSP (15 ml) lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 1/2 TBSP lemon zest≈ 3 g
  • turbinado sugar or sanding sugar (optional)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (120 gr) powdered sugar120 g
  • 1 TBSP grated lemon zest≈ 6 g
  • 2-4 TBSP (30-59 ml) lemon juice≈ 44 g

flour 240 gbatter 655 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% · 94th percentile
  • Liquid50% · 45th percentile
  • Sugar42% · 98th percentile
  • Egg21% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 89th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 16 minutes

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