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Amazing Scottish Shortbread

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2014 · 24 or so depending on size

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More butter than 92% of recipes.

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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%.
  • No starch, like 83% of recipes.
Butter: 106%, 93rd percentileSugar: 42%, 58th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.4%, 50th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 4 sticks salted butter (room temperature)≈ 452 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 180 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 cup cake flour≈ 114 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 427 gbatter 1073 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
  • Sugar42% · 58th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 50th percentile

Oven

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

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