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Bacon, Rosemary, and Gruyere Drop Biscuits

bakerbynature.com · 2022 · 10 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More fat than 88% of recipes and more salt than 91%.

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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 88% of recipes: 55% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 9.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 3 times as much.
  • Less leavening than 81% of recipes: 3.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
Fat: 55%, 89th percentileButtermilk: 85%, 51st percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 17th percentileSugar: 9.7%, 86th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 93rd percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 9 slices baconn/a
  • 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour360 g
  • 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons (21g) granulated sugar21 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (14g) light brown sugar (packed )14 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (14g) baking powder14 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (12g) fresh rosemary (finely chopped )12 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 4.9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper≈ 2.5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper≈ 1.2 g
  • 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter (very cold and cubed )170 g
  • 8 ounces gruyere cheese (grated )227 g
  • 1 and 1/4 cups (285ml) buttermilk (cold )≈ 305 g
  • 2 Tablespoons (28g) salted or unsalted butter (melted )28 g

flour 360 gbatter 1168 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.

  • Fat55% · 89th percentile
  • Buttermilk85% · 51st percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar9.7% · 86th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 93rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
14 minutes
median 15 minutes

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