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Chocolate Banana Scones

savorthebest.com · 2025 · 12 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

Less liquid than 86% of recipes and more salt than 89%.

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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 86% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • More salt than 89% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 34%, 58th percentileLiquid: 36%, 14th percentileSugar: 20%, 55th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 5.1%, 73rd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 90th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour (330 grams)330 g
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (28 grams)28 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ¾ teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar (67 grams)67 g
  • 8 tablespoons butter (cold; cut into pats, 113 grams)113 g
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips (170 grams)170 g
  • 1 banana (very ripe and mashed, 113 grams)113 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk (120 grams)120 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¾ cup powdered sugar (85 grams)85 g
  • 1½ to 2 tablespoons milk≈ 27 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g

flour 330 gbatter 971 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.

  • Butter34% · 58th percentile
  • Liquid36% · 14th percentile
  • Sugar20% · 55th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening5.1% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 90th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
15 to 20 minutes
median 16 minutes

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