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Buttermilk Biscuits

CookingwithRia · cookingwithria.com · 2022 · 12

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More leavening than 94% 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.

  • More leavening than 94% of recipes: 8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 15% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Fat: 45%, 60th percentileButtermilk: 98%, 75th percentileLeavening: 8%, 96th percentileSugar: 15%, 96th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 84th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free)≈ 18 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 tbs granulated sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 stick butter (4 oz, 1/2 cup, cold or semi frozen)≈ 113 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk (full fat, cold)≈ 244 g

flour 250 gbatter 670 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% · 60th percentile
  • Buttermilk98% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening8% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar15% · 96th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 84th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 425°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 15 minutes

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