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onceuponachef.com · 2023 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More butter than 96% of recipes and no salt, unlike 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 96% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • No salt at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 50%, 97th percentileLiquid: 70%, 79th percentileSugar: 14%, 31st percentileEgg: 22%, 85th percentileLeavening: 5%, 69th percentileSalt: 0%, 7th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 2 cups cake flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off (see note on substitution))≈ 228 g
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 2½ tablespoons sugar≈ 31 g
  • Scant ¾ teaspoon saltn/a
  • ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces≈ 114 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream, (do not substitute milk or light cream, plus more if needed)≈ 159 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large egg, (beaten)≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon demerara sugar, ((also called raw sugar or turbinado); optional)≈ 14 g

flour 228 gbatter 593 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.

  • Butter50% · 97th percentile
  • Liquid70% · 79th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 31st percentile
  • Egg22% · 85th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 69th percentile
  • Salt0% · 7th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
11 to 13 minutes
median 16 minutes

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