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The Best Sourdough Pumpkin Scones with Discard

farmhouseonboone.com · 2021 · 8 Scones

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 97% of recipes and more sugar than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less liquid than 97% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 80% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
Butter: 36%, 64th percentileLiquid: 19%, 3rd percentileSugar: 32%, 81st percentileEgg: 16%, 52nd percentileLeavening: 4.4%, 50th percentileSalt: 1%, 57th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (frozen)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter (discard or active sourdough starter will both work)≈ 120 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream (I used 35% heavy cream)≈ 60 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened pumpkin purée≈ 123 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 313 gbatter 1077 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% · 64th percentile
  • Liquid19% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar32% · 81st percentile
  • Egg16% · 52nd percentile
  • Leavening4.4% · 50th percentile
  • Salt1% · 57th percentile

Oven

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

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