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Ridiculously Easy Lemon Blueberry Scones

thecafesucrefarine.com · 2023 · 12

Against 660 scone recipes

More liquid than 92% of recipes and more leavening than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 92% of recipes: 90% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 6.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
  • No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
Butter: 43%, 75th percentileLiquid: 90%, 93rd percentileSugar: 38%, 89th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 6.3%, 93rd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup heavy cream≈ 238 g
  • 8 tablespoons butter ((I use salted))≈ 114 g
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour≈ 266 g
  • ½ cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • zest of 1 medium size lemonn/a
  • 1 ¼ cups fresh blueberries≈ 185 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon melted butter≈ 14 g
  • ¼ cup cane or coarse sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 3 tablespoon milk or half and half≈ 46 g
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice≈ 15 g

flour 266 gbatter 922 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.

  • Butter43% · 75th percentile
  • Liquid90% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar38% · 89th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening6.3% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
18 to 22 minutes
median 16 minutes

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