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Strawberries & cream scone cobbler

Cassie Best · bbcgoodfood.com · 2023 · 4

Against 660 scone recipes

More leavening than 91% of recipes and no salt, unlike 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 6.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • No salt at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 25%, 32nd percentileLiquid: 63%, 70th percentileSugar: 34%, 85th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 6.2%, 92nd percentileSalt: 0%, 7th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 850g strawberries hulled and halved (or quartered if large)850 g
  • 1-2 tbsp caster sugar (optional)≈ 19 g
  • 75g strawberry jam75 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 tsp lemon juice or balsamic vinegar≈ 10 g
  • 2 tsp cornflour≈ 5 g
  • 200g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting200 g
  • ½ tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 50g cold butter cut into small pieces50 g
  • 50g caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling50 g
  • 125g buttermilk or plain yogurt, plus extra for brushing125 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ice cream or clotted cream, to serven/a

flour 200 gbatter 1390 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.

  • Butter25% · 32nd percentile
  • Liquid63% · 70th percentile
  • Sugar34% · 85th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening6.2% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 7th percentile

Oven

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

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