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Virginie Fouquet · chefnini.com · Pour 12 shortbreads :

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 77% of recipes and no salt, unlike 63%.

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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 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: 33%, 28th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 100 g de beurre pommade100 g
  • 50 g de sucre en poudre50 g
  • 100 g de farine T45100 g
  • 50 g de farine de riz (magasin bio)50 g

flour 150 gbatter 300 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
  • Sugar33% · 28th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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