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Easy Shortbread Pastry

savorthebest.com · 2019 · 1 tart

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less sugar 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.

  • Less sugar than 92% of recipes: 25% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
Butter: 70%, 26th percentileSugar: 25%, 7th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0.6%, 61st percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 grams )240 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (60 grams )60 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¾ cup butter (cold; cut into pieces, 169 grams )169 g
  • 2 egg yolks≈ 36 g
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 240 gbatter 526 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.

  • Butter70% · 26th percentile
  • Sugar25% · 7th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 61st percentile

Oven

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

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