Lemon Scones
thestayathomechef.com · 2025 · 8 scones
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Against the typical batch: the median of 660 scone recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- No egg at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 17 to 22% of the flour weight).
- Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Ingredients (11)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar≈ 67 g
- 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
- 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
- 1/2 cup cold butter≈ 114 g
- 3/4 cup heavy cream≈ 179 g
- 1/4 cup lemon juice≈ 59 g
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest≈ 12 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice≈ 15 g
- 1 tablespoon milk (optional)≈ 15 g
flour 281 gbatter 727 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.
- Butter40% · 71st percentile · median 33%
- Liquid64% · 72nd percentile · median 52%
- Sugar24% · 61st percentile · median 20%
- Egg0% · 19th percentile · median 16%
- Leavening4.9% · 64th percentile · median 4.4%
- Salt0.5% · 31st percentile · median 0.8%
Oven
- Temperature
- not stated
- median 400°F
- Time
- 12 to 15 minutes
- median 16 minutes
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