Matcha Almond Scones
Michelle · siftandsimmer.com · 2025 · 4
Against 660 scone recipes
More liquid than 98% of recipes and no salt, unlike 86%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 660 scone recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More liquid than 98% of recipes: 105% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%, about twice as much.
- No salt at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
- More leavening than 87% of recipes: 5.8% 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).
Ingredients (10)
- 30 g cold salted butter30 g
- 120 g all-purpose flour120 g
- 2 1/2 tsp matcha≈ 12 g
- 1/2 Tbsp baking powder≈ 7 g
- 30 g granulated sugar (plus extra for sprinkling on top)30 g
- 125 ml heavy whipping cream (reserve 1 Tbsp for brushing the tops)≈ 126 g
- 2 Tbsp flaked almonds≈ 15 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 15 ml whole milk (adjust to the consistency you prefer)≈ 16 g
- 24 g powdered sugar (sifted)24 g
- 1-2 drops culinary bergamot oil≈ 0.6 g
flour 120 gbatter 340 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.
- Butter25% · 32nd percentile · median 33%
- Liquid105% · 99th percentile · median 52%
- Sugar25% · 64th percentile · median 20%
- Egg0% · 19th percentile · median 16%
- Leavening5.8% · 89th percentile · median 4.4%
- Salt0% · 7th percentile · median 0.8%
Oven
- Temperature
- 400°F / 205°C
- median 400°F
- Time
- 18 to 22 minutes
- median 16 minutes
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