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Baking Powder Biscuits

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2001 · 8

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More salt than 75% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%.
Fat: 41%, 53rd percentileButtermilk: 73%, 33rd percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 63rd percentileSugar: 5%, 69th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 84th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, if desired≈ 13 g
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 cup shortening≈ 103 g
  • 3/4 cup milk≈ 183 g

flour 250 gbatter 568 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.

  • Fat41% · 53rd percentile
  • Buttermilk73% · 33rd percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 63rd percentile
  • Sugar5% · 69th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 84th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 15 minutes

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