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Ginger Shortbread

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2024 · 16 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 87% 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 87% of recipes: 11% 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%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3 times as much.
Butter: 91%, 83rd percentileSugar: 47%, 65th percentileStarch: 11%, 88th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 86th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 1¾ cups (8 ¾ oz/247 g) all-purpose flour247 g
  • ¼ cup (1 oz/28 g) cornstarch28 g
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter, (cold and diced)225 g
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided115 g
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root≈ 8 g

flour 247 gbatter 634 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.

  • Butter91% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar47% · 65th percentile
  • Starch11% · 88th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
45 minutes
median 18 minutes

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