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Cherry Scones

chelseasmessyapron.com · 2019 · 16 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and more butter than 80%.

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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 90% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More butter than 80% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • More liquid than 76% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 45%, 87th percentileLiquid: 66%, 76th percentileSugar: 40%, 93rd percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 75th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (cubed and frozen)≈ 114 g
  • 2 large orangesn/a
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 cups flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 250 g
  • 11 tablespoons heavy cream (divided)≈ 164 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)≈ 1.1 g
  • 3/4 cup dried tart cherries≈ 178 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • White sparkling sugar (optional)n/a
  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g

flour 250 gbatter 873 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.

  • Butter45% · 87th percentile
  • Liquid66% · 76th percentile
  • Sugar40% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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