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Flaky Homemade Biscuits

africanbites.com · 2020 · 12 - 15 biscuits

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How it compares

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

  • Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 4.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Fat: 45%, 69th percentileButtermilk: 74%, 38th percentileLeavening: 4.4%, 27th percentileSugar: 5%, 69th percentileSalt: 2%, 68th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour (, plus more for dusting )500 g
  • 4 teaspoons (16g) baking powder16 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) baking soda6 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons (25g-37.5) sugar25 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10g) salt10 g
  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter (, 2 sticks, cubed, very cold )227 g
  • 1 ½ cup (367.5g) chilled buttermilk368 g

flour 500 gbatter 1152 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 321 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat45% · 69th percentile
  • Buttermilk74% · 38th percentile
  • Leavening4.4% · 27th percentile
  • Sugar5% · 69th percentile
  • Salt2% · 68th percentile

Oven

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

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