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Easy Cranberry-Orange Scones

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2008 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 91% of recipes and less leavening than 95%.

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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 91% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • Less leavening than 95% of recipes: 1.8% 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: 30%, 42nd percentileLiquid: 32%, 8th percentileSugar: 20%, 50th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 4th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 37th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour≈ 128 g
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel≈ 10 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar≈ 4.7 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into 8 pieces≈ 76 g
  • 1/3 cup milk≈ 81 g
  • 1/4 cup orange juice≈ 59 g
  • 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries≈ 75 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar≈ 40 g
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk≈ 13 g

flour 253 gbatter 615 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.

  • Butter30% · 42nd percentile
  • Liquid32% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar20% · 50th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 4th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 16 minutes

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