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Mojito Scones

Charlotte Rutledge · kingarthurbaking.com · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 83% of recipes and no egg, unlike 62%.

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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 83% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 79% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 38%, 68th percentileLiquid: 38%, 16th percentileSugar: 24%, 61st percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 3.1%, 20th percentileSalt: 1%, 57th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour300 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/3 cup (71g) light brown sugar, packed71 g
  • 2 tablespoons lime zest≈ 12 g
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped≈ 15 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, cold113 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon lime oil, optional, for enhanced flavor≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup (113g to 170g) milk, cold113 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • coarse sparkling sugar, for toppingn/a

flour 300 gbatter 638 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.

  • Butter38% · 68th percentile
  • Liquid38% · 16th percentile
  • Sugar24% · 61st percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening3.1% · 20th percentile
  • Salt1% · 57th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
18 to 24 minutes
median 16 minutes

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