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Shortbread citron & graines de pavot (sablés fondants, faciles)

Original in French

Amour de cuisine · amourdecuisine.fr · 2025 · 50 pieces

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 92% of recipes and more starch than 88%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 92% of recipes: 25% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More starch than 88% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
Butter: 85%, 58th percentileSugar: 25%, 7th percentileStarch: 12%, 89th percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 220 gr de beurre à temperature ambiante220 g
  • 65 gr de sucre glace65 g
  • 1 c. à café d'extrait de vanille≈ 4.2 g
  • zeste de citronn/a
  • 30 gr de maïzena30 g
  • 260 gr de farine260 g
  • 1 c. à soupe de graines de pavot≈ 15 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 c. à café de jus de citron≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 c. à café de lait≈ 5 g
  • sucre glace (selon le besoin)n/a

flour 260 gbatter 594 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 433 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter85% · 58th percentile
  • Sugar25% · 7th percentile
  • Starch12% · 89th percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 18 minutes

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