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Original in German

Dr. Oetker Content Kitchen · oetker.de · 1999 · etwa 50 Stück

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 89% of recipes and less sugar than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 89% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Less sugar than 81% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 63%, 10th percentileSugar: 31%, 18th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.2%, 42nd percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 400 g Weizenmehl400 g
  • 125 g Zucker125 g
  • 1 Pck. Dr. Oetker Vanillin-Zucker8 g
  • 250 g weiche Butter250 g
  • 2 Pr. Salz≈ 0.8 g

flour 400 gbatter 784 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.

  • Butter63% · 10th percentile
  • Sugar31% · 18th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 42nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
23 minutes
median 18 minutes

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