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kirbiecravings.com · 2014 · 12 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More leavening than 97% of recipes and more egg than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 97% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More egg than 90% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 30%, 45th percentileLiquid: 65%, 75th percentileSugar: 18%, 44th percentileEgg: 27%, 90th percentileLeavening: 7.4%, 98th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/3 cup cane sugar≈ 67 g
  • 2 tbsp baking powder≈ 28 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 8 tbsp softened butter cut into 1/2 inch cubes (either soften at room temperature or microwave for about 20 seconds)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup whole milk≈ 244 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g

flour 375 gbatter 930 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.

  • Butter30% · 45th percentile
  • Liquid65% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar18% · 44th percentile
  • Egg27% · 90th percentile
  • Leavening7.4% · 98th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
500°F / 260°C
median 400°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 16 minutes

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