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Gluten-free lemon shortbreads

Cassie Best · bbcgoodfood.com · 2022 · 16

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More sugar than 90% 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 sugar than 90% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less butter than 77% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
Butter: 67%, 18th percentileSugar: 67%, 91st percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 300g gluten-free plain flour300 g
  • 200g cold butter200 g
  • 200g icing sugar200 g
  • 2 lemons zested, plus 2 tbsp lemon juicen/a
  • 150g lemon curd150 g

flour 300 gbatter 850 g

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
  • Sugar67% · 91st percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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