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preppykitchen.com · 2017 · 12 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

Less leavening than 89% of recipes and more salt than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More salt than 85% of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less butter than 76% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
Butter: 23%, 23rd percentileLiquid: 63%, 70th percentileSugar: 10%, 22nd percentileEgg: 21%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 2.5%, 11th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 87th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour (480g)480 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder (12g, rounded)12 g
  • 1 tsp kosher salt (6g)6 g
  • 1 pinch cream of tartar≈ 0.4 g
  • 1/4 cup sugar (50g)50 g
  • 2 large eggs (beaten)≈ 100 g
  • 3/4 cups whole milk (180mL)≈ 183 g
  • 1/2 cup cream (120mL)≈ 119 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (110g, cold)110 g

flour 480 gbatter 1060 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.

  • Butter23% · 23rd percentile
  • Liquid63% · 70th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 22nd percentile
  • Egg21% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening2.5% · 11th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 87th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
20 minutes
median 16 minutes

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