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Caraway Ginger Shortbread Cookies

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2024 · 30

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 91% of recipes and less sugar than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 91% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 28% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 61%, 8th percentileSugar: 28%, 12th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.2%, 42nd percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 3.9 oz. (110g) butter, at room temperature110 g
  • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar (fine)*50 g
  • 6.4 oz. (180g) all-purpose flour*180 g
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger*≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds*≈ 7 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • some coarse sugar for rollingn/a

flour 180 gbatter 350 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.

  • Butter61% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar28% · 12th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 42nd percentile

Oven

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

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