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Blueberry Scones

lifeloveandsugar.com · 2025 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 88% of recipes and less butter than 80%.

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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 88% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
  • Less butter than 80% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • Less liquid than 76% of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 20%, 19th percentileLiquid: 43%, 23rd percentileSugar: 38%, 89th percentileEgg: 18%, 57th percentileLeavening: 5%, 69th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (276g) all-purpose flour276 g
  • ½ cup (104g) sugar104 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ¼ cup (56g) unsalted butter (cold or frozen)56 g
  • ½ cup (120ml) heavy whipping cream (cold)≈ 119 g
  • 1 large egg (beaten, cold)≈ 50 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (173g) fresh blueberries173 g
  • Coarse sugar (optional)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (115g) powdered sugar115 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2-4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream≈ 45 g

flour 276 gbatter 801 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.

  • Butter20% · 19th percentile
  • Liquid43% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar38% · 89th percentile
  • Egg18% · 57th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 69th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
17 to 22 minutes
median 16 minutes

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