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Val Goodrich · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 1 dozen

Against 660 scone recipes

No salt, unlike 86% of recipes and more leavening than 87%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 660 scone recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • 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%.
  • Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%, about half as much.
Butter: 34%, 56th percentileLiquid: 49%, 42nd percentileSugar: 10%, 21st percentileEgg: 20%, 71st percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 89th percentileSalt: 0%, 7th percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda≈ 0.8 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter, cubed≈ 85 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk≈ 122 g
  • Jam of your choice, optionaln/a

flour 250 gbatter 547 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
  • Liquid49% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar10% · 21st percentile
  • Egg20% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 89th percentile
  • Salt0% · 7th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 16 minutes

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