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Butterscotch Shortbread

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 4-1 / 2 dozen

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More starch than 95% of recipes and more butter than 88%.

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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 95% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More butter than 88% of recipes: 104% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 104%, 90th percentileSugar: 27%, 11th percentileStarch: 29%, 96th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 65th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch≈ 64 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch chips, finely chopped≈ 85 g
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate English toffee bits≈ 85 g

flour 219 gbatter 746 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.

  • Butter104% · 90th percentile
  • Sugar27% · 11th percentile
  • Starch29% · 96th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 65th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 18 minutes

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