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Cornmeal Shortbread

Food Network · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 80 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar than 99% of recipes and more salt 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 sugar than 99% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 4 times as much.
Butter: 75%, 36th percentileSugar: 15%, 1st percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.5%, 91st percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 cup butter≈ 227 g
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar≈ 45 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups flour≈ 250 g
  • 6 tablespoons cornmeal, plus more for coating≈ 52 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g

flour 302 gbatter 582 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.

  • Butter75% · 36th percentile
  • Sugar15% · 1st percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 91st percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 18 minutes

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