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We Used This Unexpected Ingredient To Take These Cheesy Biscuits To The Next Level!

12tomatoes.com · 2015

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More leavening than 90% of recipes and more sugar than 85%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More leavening than 90% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 8.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less buttermilk than 78% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Fat: 40%, 50th percentileButtermilk: 65%, 19th percentileLeavening: 7.4%, 92nd percentileSugar: 8.9%, 85th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 51st percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed potatoes≈ 315 g
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated≈ 237 g
  • 3/4 cup whole milk≈ 183 g
  • 1/2 cup cooked peas≈ 119 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus 2 tablespoons, melted≈ 114 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder≈ 21 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g

flour 281 gbatter 1349 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 321 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat40% · 50th percentile
  • Buttermilk65% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening7.4% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar8.9% · 85th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
15 to 17 minutes
median 15 minutes

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