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slice and bake pastel shortbread

Emilie Raffa · theclevercarrot.com · 2015

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 93% of recipes and no salt, unlike 63%.

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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 93% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 81%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 60%, 6th percentileSugar: 53%, 79th percentileStarch: 0%, 42nd percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 3 c sifted flour≈ 375 g
  • 2 sticks of salted butter, cubed≈ 226 g
  • 3 egg yolks*≈ 54 g
  • 1 c sugar (I use Florida Crystals)≈ 200 g
  • red, white and green pastel sprinklesn/a

flour 375 gbatter 855 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.

  • Butter60% · 6th percentile
  • Sugar53% · 79th percentile
  • Starch0% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 18 minutes

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