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Buttermilk Scones

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2024 · 8 Scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More butter than 80% of recipes and more leavening than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 80% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • More leavening than 76% of recipes: 5.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 45%, 87th percentileLiquid: 49%, 42nd percentileSugar: 20%, 52nd percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 82nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 75th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup salted butter ((frozen))≈ 114 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk≈ 122 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Optional: 1 cup mix-ins≈ 237 g
  • 1 tablespoon half and half≈ 15 g
  • 2 tablespoon raw turbinado sugar≈ 28 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk≈ 15 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 250 gbatter 604 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.

  • Butter45% · 87th percentile
  • Liquid49% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar20% · 52nd percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 75th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
14 to 17 minutes
median 16 minutes

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