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Classic Shortbread

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2019 · 30

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 84% of recipes and less butter than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More starch than 84% of recipes: 5.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less butter than 77% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%.
Butter: 67%, 18th percentileSugar: 33%, 28th percentileStarch: 5.3%, 85th percentileSalt: 1%, 76th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 7 oz. (200g) butter, softened200 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar100 g
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 1/3 cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 2 tbsp. cornstarch≈ 16 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • sugar for rollingn/a

flour 300 gbatter 628 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.

  • Butter67% · 18th percentile
  • Sugar33% · 28th percentile
  • Starch5.3% · 85th percentile
  • Salt1% · 76th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
120 minutes
median 18 minutes

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