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Shortbreads express : la recette facile

Original in French

Laurence · cuisine.journaldesfemmes.fr · 2025 · 6 personnes

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 97% of recipes and less sugar than 91%.

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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 97% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Less sugar than 91% of recipes: 26% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
Butter: 53%, 2nd percentileSugar: 26%, 8th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 150 g de farine150 g
  • 40 g de semoule très fine40 g
  • 50 g de sucre en poudre50 g
  • 100 g de beurre100 g

flour 190 gbatter 340 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.

  • Butter53% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar26% · 8th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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