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Mile-High Biscuits

12tomatoes.com · Makes 8 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More fat than 79% of recipes and more sugar than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 79% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 6.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about twice as much.
Fat: 49%, 80th percentileButtermilk: 73%, 33rd percentileLeavening: 4.9%, 41st percentileSugar: 6.7%, 79th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 28th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for flouring≈ 375 g
  • 2 Tbsp sugar≈ 25 g
  • 3/4 tsp salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 3/4 tsp cream of tartar≈ 2.3 g
  • 4 tsp baking powder≈ 18 g
  • 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, cold≈ 170 g
  • 1 egg, beaten≈ 50 g
  • 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp milk≈ 275 g
  • 1 Tbsp butter, melted≈ 14 g

flour 375 gbatter 934 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.

  • Fat49% · 80th percentile
  • Buttermilk73% · 33rd percentile
  • Leavening4.9% · 41st percentile
  • Sugar6.7% · 79th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 425°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 15 minutes

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