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Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

shugarysweets.com · 2021 · 8 servings

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and more leavening than 94%.

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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: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 94% of recipes: 6.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
Butter: 34%, 56th percentileLiquid: 64%, 72nd percentileSugar: 40%, 93rd percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 6.7%, 95th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 48th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1½ Tablespoons poppy seeds≈ 22 g
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (cold)≈ 85 g
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 3 teaspoons pure lemon extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel≈ 4.9 g
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream≈ 159 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • ½ Tablespoon water≈ 7 g

flour 250 gbatter 732 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% · 56th percentile
  • Liquid64% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar40% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening6.7% · 95th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
18 to 21 minutes
median 16 minutes

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