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How To Make Chocolate Scones Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2020 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 86% of recipes and more liquid than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
  • More liquid than 84% of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • More leavening than 87% of recipes: 5.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 36%, 61st percentileLiquid: 76%, 85th percentileSugar: 36%, 86th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 89th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 31st percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 ¼ cups (11 ¼ oz/319g) all-purpose flour319 g
  • ¼ cup (1oz/28g) unsweetened cocoa powder28 g
  • ½ cup (4oz/115g) granulated sugar115 g
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder≈ 18 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ cup (4oz/115g) cold butter, cubed115 g
  • 1 cup (6oz/170g) chocolate chips170 g
  • ½ cup (4floz/115ml) heavy cream≈ 119 g
  • ½ cup (4floz/115ml) milk≈ 122 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • egg washn/a
  • ¾ cup (3oz/85g) powdered sugar85 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 11 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk≈ 31 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 319 gbatter 1008 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.

  • Butter36% · 61st percentile
  • Liquid76% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar36% · 86th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 89th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 31st percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 16 minutes

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