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Apple Cinnamon Scones

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2021 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 91% of recipes and less leavening than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less liquid than 91% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • Less leavening than 84% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 38%, 66th percentileLiquid: 32%, 9th percentileSugar: 15%, 33rd percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 14th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • ½ cup cold whole milk (or buttermilk (4oz))≈ 122 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce ((4 oz))≈ 128 g
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar ((55g))55 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour ((378g))378 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter cold ((5oz))≈ 142 g
  • 1 cup diced apples (peeled or unpeeled (120g or 4oz))120 g
  • juice of ½ lemonn/a
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup cinnamon chips≈ 170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 cup powdered sugar ((115g))115 g
  • 1 ½ tablespoons milk ( or cream more or less for desired consistency)≈ 23 g
  • chopped pecans or walnutsn/a

flour 378 gbatter 1134 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.

  • Butter38% · 66th percentile
  • Liquid32% · 9th percentile
  • Sugar15% · 33rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 14th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
25 to 35 minutes
median 16 minutes

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