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Sourdough Scones

farmhouseonboone.com · 2023 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 99% of recipes and more sugar than 85%.

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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 99% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
Butter: 40%, 71st percentileLiquid: 16%, 0th percentileSugar: 36%, 86th percentileEgg: 18%, 57th percentileLeavening: 4.9%, 64th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups all purpose flour (280 grams)280 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)100 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt (3 grams)3 g
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, frozen (113 grams)113 g
  • 1 cup mix ins (chocolate chips, blueberries, dried cranberries)≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter discard (125 grams)125 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 grams)5 g
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream (45 grams, milk can be substituted)45 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream (30 grams)30 g
  • 3 tablespoons coarse sugar (36 grams )36 g

flour 280 gbatter 905 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.

  • Butter40% · 71st percentile
  • Liquid16% · 0th percentile
  • Sugar36% · 86th percentile
  • Egg18% · 57th percentile
  • Leavening4.9% · 64th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 16 minutes

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