Vanilla Bean Scones

Ingredients (14)

• 2 cups all-purpose flour ((260 grams))260 g
• ¼ cup granulated sugar ((50 grams))50 g
• 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
• ½ teaspoons salt≈ 3 g
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter ((85 grams), cubed)85 g
• ½ cup cold half and half ((114 grams)) )114 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste ((or ½ vanilla bean, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract))≈ 4.2 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• Additional half and half (, for brushing)n/a
• Coarse sugar (, for sprinkling (optional))n/a
• 1 cup powdered sugar ((114 grams))114 g
• 1-3 tablespoons half and half≈ 31 g
• ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste ((or ½ vanilla bean, or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract))≈ 2.1 g

flour 260 gbatter 577 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.

• Butter33% · 49th percentile · median 33%
• Liquid44% · 25th percentile · median 52%
• Sugar19% · 48th percentile · median 20%
• Egg19% · 60th percentile · median 16%
• Leavening4.1% · 42nd percentile · median 4.4%
• Salt1.2% · 75th percentile · median 0.8%

Oven

Temperature

400°F / 205°C

median 400°F

Time

17 to 20 minutes

median 16 minutes