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Taylor Ann Spencer · delish.com · 2024 · 8 - 10 serving(s)

Against 660 scone recipes

More egg than 81% of recipes and less sugar than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less sugar than 77% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about half as much.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
Butter: 24%, 25th percentileLiquid: 56%, 60th percentileSugar: 10%, 22nd percentileEgg: 21%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 3.8%, 35th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 4 c. (480 g.) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting480 g
  • 1/4 c. (50 g.) granulated sugar50 g
  • 4 tsp. baking powder≈ 18 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cubed≈ 114 g
  • 2 large eggs, divided≈ 100 g
  • 1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. (270 g.) whole milk270 g
  • A 2 1/2" round biscuit cuttern/a

flour 480 gbatter 1036 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.

  • Butter24% · 25th percentile
  • Liquid56% · 60th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 22nd percentile
  • Egg21% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening3.8% · 35th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
15 minutes
median 16 minutes

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