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Strawberry Shortcake Scones

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2021 · 8 scones

Against 660 scone recipes

More leavening than 90% of recipes and more sugar than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 90% of recipes: 6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.4%.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 36% 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).
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
Butter: 40%, 71st percentileLiquid: 65%, 75th percentileSugar: 36%, 86th percentileEgg: 0%, 19th percentileLeavening: 6%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.1%, 63rd percentileButterLiquidSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour ~ measured with the fluff, scoop and level method≈ 281 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 8 Tbsp cold unsalted butter ~ cut in pieces≈ 114 g
  • 3/4 cup whole milk , buttermilk, half and half, or cream≈ 183 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup finely chopped strawberries≈ 150 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract≈ 2.1 g
  • pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 4 Tbsp milk, cream, or half and half to thin, or more as needed≈ 61 g

flour 281 gbatter 852 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
  • Liquid65% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar36% · 86th percentile
  • Egg0% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening6% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 63rd percentile

Oven

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

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