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Pumpkin Scones Recipe

John Kanell · preppykitchen.com · 2021 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and less leavening than 79%.

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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: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • Less leavening than 79% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
Butter: 42%, 73rd percentileLiquid: 44%, 25th percentileSugar: 39%, 90th percentileEgg: 19%, 58th percentileLeavening: 3.1%, 20th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • ½ cup unsalted butter ((1 stick/113g))113 g
  • 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour ((270g))270 g
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar ((50g))50 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice≈ 3.9 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ cup pumpkin purée ((122g))122 g
  • ½ cup heavy cream (plus more for brushing)≈ 119 g
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar ((55g))55 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar ((180g))180 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk≈ 31 g

flour 270 gbatter 804 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.

  • Butter42% · 73rd percentile
  • Liquid44% · 25th percentile
  • Sugar39% · 90th percentile
  • Egg19% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening3.1% · 20th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
25 minutes
median 16 minutes

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