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Tall, Flaky Scones Recipe

thefirstyearblog.com · 2024 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More sugar than 86% of recipes.

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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 86% of recipes: 37% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 20%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 33%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 42%, 73rd percentileLiquid: 45%, 27th percentileSugar: 37%, 87th percentileEgg: 19%, 58th percentileLeavening: 5.1%, 73rd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ((270g))270 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar ((99g))99 g
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup cold unsalted butter (cubed(113g))113 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk ((118ml))≈ 122 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I used mini chocolate chips in the photos (170g))170 g
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips ((170g))170 g
  • 1 cup (120g) fresh raspberries (broken into pieces and frozen )120 g
  • 1 cup (150g) blueberries150 g
  • 1 cup (167g) strawberries (chopped)167 g

flour 270 gbatter 1452 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.

  • Butter42% · 73rd percentile
  • Liquid45% · 27th percentile
  • Sugar37% · 87th percentile
  • Egg19% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening5.1% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
5 minutes
median 16 minutes

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