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Blueberry Scones with Tart Lemon Glaze

onceuponachef.com · 2023 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and more salt than 95%.

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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: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 95% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More leavening than 76% of recipes: 5.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 34%, 56th percentileLiquid: 64%, 72nd percentileSugar: 40%, 93rd percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 82nd percentileSalt: 1.8%, 96th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more for dusting)≈ 250 g
  • ¾ teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, (cut into ½-inch (13-mm) pieces)≈ 85 g
  • 1 heaping cup blueberries≈ 148 g
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream, (plus 1 to 2 tablespoons more, if necessary)≈ 159 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 teaspoon butter, (melted)≈ 4.7 g
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 120 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, (from 1 lemon)≈ 2 g
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, (from 1 lemon)≈ 30 g

flour 250 gbatter 814 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.

  • Butter34% · 56th percentile
  • Liquid64% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar40% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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