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Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Brown Butter Glaze

joythebaker.com · 2013 · 12 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and more butter 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 sugar than 90% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More butter than 76% of recipes: 45% 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).
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 45%, 79th percentileLiquid: 65%, 75th percentileSugar: 39%, 90th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 38th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 147 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.3 g
  • 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup, 6 ounces) unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes≈ 170 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk, cold≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree≈ 245 g
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans≈ 55 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 57 g
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 180 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk≈ 54 g

flour 375 gbatter 1272 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% · 79th percentile
  • Liquid65% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar39% · 90th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 38th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

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

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