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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

houseofnasheats.com · 2020 · 8 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More leavening than 94% 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 leavening than 94% of recipes: 7.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Fat: 40%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 87%, 56th percentileLeavening: 7.9%, 94th percentileSugar: 3%, 47th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 51st percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons baking powder≈ 21 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (very cold or even frozen)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup cold buttermilk (+ more for brushing on top of the biscuits)≈ 244 g

flour 281 gbatter 674 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.

  • Fat40% · 49th percentile
  • Buttermilk87% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening7.9% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar3% · 47th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
13 to 15 minutes
median 15 minutes

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