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Buttermilk Biscuits

bakingamoment.com · 2019 · 9 two-inch diameter biscuits (approx.)

Against 321 biscuit recipes

No sugar, unlike 69% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Fat: 45%, 69th percentileButtermilk: 73%, 33rd percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 63rd percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 51st percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour*≈ 250 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter ((1 stick), cold)≈ 114 g
  • 3/4 cups buttermilk, (cold)≈ 183 g

flour 250 gbatter 564 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.

  • Fat45% · 69th percentile
  • Buttermilk73% · 33rd percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 63rd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
475°F / 245°C
median 425°F
Time
8 to 12 minutes
median 15 minutes

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