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Gluten-free scones

Liberty Mendez · bbcgoodfood.com · 2022 · Makes 6-8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 92% of recipes and less butter than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less liquid than 92% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • Less butter than 89% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 95% of recipes: 6.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 16%, 10th percentileLiquid: 31%, 7th percentileSugar: 20%, 52nd percentileEgg: 7.2%, 39th percentileLeavening: 6.8%, 96th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 75th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 250g gluten-free self-raising flour250 g
  • ½ tsp fine salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 50g caster sugar50 g
  • 40g cold butter cubed40 g
  • 75ml whole milk≈ 77 g
  • 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 50g sultanas (optional)50 g

flour 250 gbatter 498 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Butter16% · 10th percentile
  • Liquid31% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar20% · 52nd percentile
  • Egg7.2% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening6.8% · 96th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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