Lemon Blueberry Scones
Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2022 · 8 large scones
Against 660 scone recipes
More butter than 76% of recipes and more sugar than 76%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 660 scone recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More butter than 76% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
- More sugar than 76% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
Ingredients (14)
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more for hands and work surface250 g
- 6 Tablespoons (75g) granulated sugar75 g
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon zest≈ 6 g
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
- 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
- 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, frozen113 g
- 1/2 cup + 1 Tablespoon (135g/ml) heavy cream, cold and divided135 g
- 1 large egg, cold≈ 50 g
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
- 1 heaping cup (140g) fresh blueberries140 g
- 1 Tablespoon (15g/ml) water15 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- optional for topping: coarse sugarn/a
- 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar120 g
- 3 Tablespoons (45g/ml) fresh lemon juice45 g
flour 250 gbatter 805 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.
- Butter45% · 79th percentile · median 33%
- Liquid60% · 64th percentile · median 52%
- Sugar30% · 78th percentile · median 20%
- Egg20% · 71st percentile · median 16%
- Leavening4.6% · 57th percentile · median 4.4%
- Salt1.2% · 75th percentile · median 0.8%
Oven
- Temperature
- 400°F / 205°C
- median 400°F
- Time
- 15 minutes
- median 16 minutes
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