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Whole Wheat-Blueberry Scones

jamiegeller.com · 2014

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more liquid than 81%.

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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 98% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More liquid than 81% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • Less butter than 77% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 23%, 22nd percentileLiquid: 73%, 82nd percentileSugar: 44%, 99th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 82nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 75th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 4 cups whole-wheat flour (more if needed)≈ 500 g
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder≈ 28 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick, cut into 1/2 inch pieces)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries≈ 148 g
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (more if needed)≈ 366 g

flour 500 gbatter 1381 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.

  • Butter23% · 22nd percentile
  • Liquid73% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar44% · 99th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 75th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 400°F
Time
30 minutes
median 16 minutes

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