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Ginger-Date Scones

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2009 · 10

Against 660 scone recipes

More liquid than 92% of recipes and no egg, unlike 62%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 92% of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 40%, 71st percentileLiquid: 87%, 92nd percentileSugar: 24%, 62nd percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 24th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 31st percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar≈ 55 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into 8 pieces≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates≈ 119 g
  • 1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped≈ 31 g
  • 1 tablespoon coarse sugar≈ 13 g

flour 281 gbatter 867 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.

  • Butter40% · 71st percentile
  • Liquid87% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar24% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 24th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 31st percentile

Oven

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

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