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Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2024 · 30 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 89% of recipes and more butter than 82%.

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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 89% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More butter than 82% of recipes: 91% 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: 91%, 83rd percentileSugar: 34%, 35th percentileStarch: 12%, 89th percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter, (softened)225 g
  • ¾ cup (3 oz/85 g) powdered sugar85 g
  • Zest of 2 orangesn/a
  • 1¾ cups (8 ¾ oz/247 g) all-purpose flour247 g
  • ¼ cup (1 oz/30 g) cornstarch30 g
  • ¾ cup (3 ¾ oz/105 g) dried cranberries, finely chopped105 g
  • ¾ cup (3 ¾ oz/105 g) shelled, salted pistachios, chopped105 g

flour 247 gbatter 797 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.

  • Butter91% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar34% · 35th percentile
  • Starch12% · 89th percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
15 to 17 minutes
median 18 minutes

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