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Browned butter pecan biscuits

Sofi | Broma Bakery · bromabakery.com · 2014 · 12 large biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

Less buttermilk than 91% of recipes and more sugar than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less buttermilk than 91% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Less leavening than 81% of recipes: 3.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Fat: 34%, 27th percentileButtermilk: 49%, 6th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 17th percentileSugar: 15%, 96th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 28th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped≈ 237 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 43 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 55 g
  • 3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes≈ 85 g
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten≈ 50 g
  • 3/4 cup cold buttermilk, plus more for brushing the biscuits≈ 183 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • turbinado or granulated sugar for sprinkling on top before bakingn/a

flour 375 gbatter 1056 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.

  • Fat34% · 27th percentile
  • Buttermilk49% · 6th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar15% · 96th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 425°F
Time
10 minutes
median 15 minutes

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