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Angel Biscuits

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2003 · 15

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More sugar than 93% of recipes and less leavening than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less leavening than 90% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • Less salt than 85% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • Less fat than 76% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Fat: 33%, 23rd percentileButtermilk: 88%, 58th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 8th percentileSugar: 12%, 94th percentileSalt: 1%, 13th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 package regular or quick active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)≈ 7 g
  • 2 tablespoons warm water (105° to 115°)≈ 30 g
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 3 tablespoons sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup shortening≈ 103 g
  • About 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • Butter or margarine at room temperature, if desiredn/a

flour 313 gbatter 746 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.

  • Fat33% · 23rd percentile
  • Buttermilk88% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar12% · 94th percentile
  • Salt1% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 425°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 15 minutes

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