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Pumpkin Scone Recipe

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2025 · 8

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 91% of recipes and more salt than 92%.

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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%.
  • More salt than 92% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, about twice as much.
  • 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: 20%, 49th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 14th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 94th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • ½ cup cold whole milk ((4oz))≈ 122 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree ((122g))122 g
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar ((74g))74 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour ((378g))378 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter cold ((5oz))≈ 142 g
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup pumpkin spice chips ((6oz) or use cinnamon, white chocolate, or semisweet chocolate chips)≈ 170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar (for topping (optional))≈ 25 g
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted (115g or 4oz))115 g
  • ½ teaspoon maple extract (or maple flavoring)≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 tablespoon milk (or cream more or less for desired consistency)≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ( melted)≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee (decaf is fine too)≈ 15 g
  • pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 378 gbatter 1037 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
  • Sugar20% · 49th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 14th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 16 minutes

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