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Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Shortbread

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2015 · 12 servings

Against 433 shortbread recipes

Less butter than 91% of recipes and less sugar than 87%.

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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 91% of recipes: 62% 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%.
  • More starch than 87% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No salt at all, where 63% of recipes use some (most of those 0.4 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
Butter: 62%, 8th percentileSugar: 27%, 11th percentileStarch: 11%, 87th percentileSalt: 0%, 18th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 sticks (8 ounces unsalted butter, melted)≈ 226 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1/2 cup oat flour≈ 52 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 5 Tbsp cornstarch≈ 40 g
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips≈ 170 g

flour 365 gbatter 901 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.

  • Butter62% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar27% · 11th percentile
  • Starch11% · 87th percentile
  • Salt0% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
22 to 25 minutes
median 18 minutes

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