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4 Ingredient Lemon Shortbread

kirbiecravings.com · 2023 · 18 cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

No salt, unlike 63% of recipes.

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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).
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 80%, 44th percentileSugar: 35%, 35th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)113 g
  • 1/2 cup (49 g) powdered sugar49 g
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp (142 g) all purpose flour142 g
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice + 1 tbsp lemon zest≈ 15 g

flour 142 gbatter 319 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.

  • Butter80% · 44th percentile
  • Sugar35% · 35th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

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

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