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Spiced Shortbread

countryliving.com · 2015 · 16

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 91% of recipes and more sugar than 84%.

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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 91% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 61%, 7th percentileSugar: 59%, 85th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.5%, 55th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1/2 c. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up, plus more for pan≈ 114 g
  • 1 1/2 c. whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled≈ 188 g
  • 1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 3/4 tsp. ground ginger≈ 2 g
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon≈ 0.7 g

flour 188 gbatter 415 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.

  • Butter61% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar59% · 85th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

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

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