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Butter Swim Biscuits

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2021 · 9

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More buttermilk than 99% of recipes and more salt than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • More buttermilk than 99% of recipes: 157% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Fat: 36%, 39th percentileButtermilk: 157%, 100th percentileLeavening: 5.9%, 74th percentileSugar: 4%, 59th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 95th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) all-purpose flour313 g
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups (490 g) buttermilk490 g
  • ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, (melted)113 g

flour 313 gbatter 954 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.

  • Fat36% · 39th percentile
  • Buttermilk157% · 100th percentile
  • Leavening5.9% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar4% · 59th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 95th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
28 minutes
median 15 minutes

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