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Blackberry Scones

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2025 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

No egg, unlike 62% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 41% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
Butter: 41%, 72nd percentileLiquid: 57%, 62nd percentileSugar: 20%, 55th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 46th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups (10 oz/284 g) all-purpose flour284 g
  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) granulated sugar57 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) butter, cold and diced115 g
  • 1 cup (5oz/142g) fresh blackberries, cut into halves (or left whole if small)142 g
  • ⅔ cup (5 fl oz/150 ml) buttermilk≈ 163 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Egg washn/a
  • 1 cup (4oz/115g) powdered sugar, sifted115 g
  • 3 tablespoons (1 ½ oz/45 g) butter, melted45 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste≈ 4.2 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk≈ 23 g

flour 284 gbatter 789 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.

  • Butter41% · 72nd percentile
  • Liquid57% · 62nd percentile
  • Sugar20% · 55th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 46th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 16 minutes

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