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Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies

tarasmulticulturaltable.com · 2016 · 20 -30 Cookies

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 90% of recipes and more sugar than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More starch than 90% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 3 times as much.
Butter: 90%, 66th percentileSugar: 60%, 86th percentileStarch: 14%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 86th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter (softened at room temperature)226 g
  • 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar150 g
  • Zest from 1 blood orangen/a
  • 3 tablespoons (45 milliliters) freshly squeezed blood orange juice≈ 44 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour250 g
  • 1/4 cup (35 grams) cornstarch35 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon coarse or flaky sea salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon blood orange zest≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (125 grams) powdered sugar125 g
  • 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) blood orange juice≈ 30 g
  • 5 ounces (142 grams) melted dark chocolate142 g

flour 250 gbatter 713 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
  • Sugar60% · 86th percentile
  • Starch14% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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