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Espresso Shortbread

The Hearty Boys · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 9 to 12 large shortbread wedges

Against 433 shortbread recipes

No salt, unlike 63% of recipes and more sugar than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 90%, 66th percentileSugar: 53%, 79th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 1/2 sticks butter, at room temperature≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons espresso powder≈ 11 g
  • 1/4 cup espresso beans, roughly ground≈ 59 g

flour 188 gbatter 529 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.

  • Butter90% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar53% · 79th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
18 to 20 minutes
median 18 minutes

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