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Cinnamon Sugar Scones

smittenkitchen.com · Servings: 6

Against 660 scone recipes

More butter than 97% of recipes and less liquid 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 butter than 97% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • Less liquid than 94% of recipes: 26% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 90% of recipes: 6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More egg than 83% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
Butter: 50%, 98th percentileLiquid: 26%, 6th percentileSugar: 33%, 82nd percentileEgg: 22%, 84th percentileLeavening: 6%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.3%, 87th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 3/4 cups (230 grams) all-purpose flour, plus more for counter230 g
  • 6 tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar, divided75 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 8 tablespoons (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, cold, diced115 g
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) half-and-half or 2 tablespoons each milk and heavy cream, cold≈ 60 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided≈ 5 g

flour 230 gbatter 552 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.

  • Butter50% · 98th percentile
  • Liquid26% · 6th percentile
  • Sugar33% · 82nd percentile
  • Egg22% · 84th percentile
  • Leavening6% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 87th percentile

Oven

Temperature
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median 400°F
Time
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median 16 minutes

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