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Butter Pecan Shortbread

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2021 · 12

Against 433 shortbread recipes

More salt than 98% of recipes and more starch than 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.4%, about 6 times as much.
  • More starch than 92% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More sugar than 76% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Butter: 91%, 68th percentileSugar: 52%, 77th percentileStarch: 16%, 93rd percentileSalt: 2.4%, 99th percentileButterSugarStarchSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted227 g
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar.≈ 110 g
  • 1 Tbsp molasses≈ 21 g
  • 1 tsp almond extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tsp butter extract, optional≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups all purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 5 Tbsp cornstarch≈ 40 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/4 cup toasted pecans, rough chopped≈ 138 g

flour 250 gbatter 800 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.

  • Butter91% · 68th percentile
  • Sugar52% · 77th percentile
  • Starch16% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 99th percentile

Oven

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

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