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Doubling up recipe?

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  • 14-06-2011 1:58pm
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    G-Money
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    Long story short, I made some wholemeal scones at the weekend and they came out well. However the buttermilk will need to be thrown out in the next day or two but there's enough of it to make at least two batches of scones.

    Can I just double up the quantities of the ingredients and make more?

    It's basically 175g of wholemeal flour, 175g cream flour, 200ml of buttermilk, 50g of margarine, teaspoon of baking soda and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

    I don't think I've ever tried doubling up so I don't know if it's a recipe for disaster (pun intended).

    Thoughts?


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    Kepti
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    It's safe to double up. What do you suspect could go wrong?


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    Eviledna
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    For scones, you're safe to double as the ratios aren't complex.
    FYI you can replace the need to buy buttermilk by simply using normal full fat milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice in it to sour. :)


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    Faith
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    Eviledna wrote: »
    For scones, you're safe to double as the ratios aren't complex.

    Why would it ever be a problem to double up? :confused:


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    Eviledna
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    Scones? Couldn't ever imagine an instance where it couldn't be doubled.
    However there are recipes that don't double well, the more complex the ratios (e.g leavening to flour or sugar crystallization) the less well they multiply.
    For example, choux pastry doesn't double that well unless you account for it with respect to the size of the pot you're using, for equal heat distribution. Similarly fudge and boiled sweet recipes don't multiply well, as the sugar crystallization is involved. Even some complex sponge recipes, like fatless sponge don't do well in larger volumes, unless you have the machinery to handle the volume of egg white.
    It's usually the chemistry that's to blame, sometimes physics too! :)


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