Cheddar Scallion Biscuits Recipe
iamafoodblog.com · makes 6-8 biscuits
Against 321 biscuit recipes
No sugar, unlike 69% of recipes and more salt than 75%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).
- More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
- More leavening than 76% of recipes: 6.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
- Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Ingredients (10)
- 2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting≈ 250 g
- 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
- 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 1.2 g
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold≈ 85 g
- 1 cup shredded cheddar≈ 237 g
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions≈ 79 g
- 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 large egg whisked with a splash of water, for egg wash≈ 50 g
flour 250 gbatter 918 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% · 31st percentile · median 40%
- Buttermilk98% · 75th percentile · median 84%
- Leavening6.1% · 79th percentile · median 5.1%
- Sugar0% · 15th percentile · median 3.3%
- Salt2.4% · 84th percentile · median 1.6%
Oven
- Temperature
- 425°F / 220°C
- median 425°F
- Time
- 13 to 15 minutes
- median 15 minutes
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