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Almond Shortbreads

Food Network Kitchen · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 18 wedges

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 92% of recipes and more sugar than 92%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 433 shortbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More butter than 92% of recipes: 106% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • More sugar than 92% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 4 times as much.
Butter: 106%, 93rd percentileSugar: 71%, 93rd percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.6%, 92nd percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1/2 cup raw almonds with skins, plus about 18 whole almonds for decorating≈ 60 g
  • 2/3 cup sugar, plus more for top≈ 133 g
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (7 ounces, 1 3/4 sticks), softened, cut into pieces≈ 199 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract≈ 1.1 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1 large egg white, beaten≈ 33 g

flour 188 gbatter 625 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.

  • Butter106% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar71% · 93rd percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 92nd percentile

Oven

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

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