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Basic Homemade Biscuits

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2020 · 12

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More leavening than 90% of recipes and less buttermilk than 78%.

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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%.
  • Less buttermilk than 78% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Fat: 40%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 65%, 19th percentileLeavening: 7.4%, 92nd percentileSugar: 5%, 69th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 51st percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder≈ 28 g
  • 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 19 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • ⅔ cup unsalted butter (cold and cut into pieces)≈ 151 g
  • 1 cup whole milk (cold)≈ 244 g

flour 375 gbatter 823 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% · 49th percentile
  • Buttermilk65% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening7.4% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar5% · 69th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 15 minutes

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