Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Cheddar Herb Biscuits)
itsyummi.com · 2020 · 12
Against 321 biscuit recipes
Less leavening than 89% of recipes and more fat than 85%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 3.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
- More fat than 85% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
- No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).
Ingredients (10)
- 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour≈ 438 g
- 2 tsp baking powder≈ 9 g
- 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
- 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
- 16 tbsp (1 cup) COLD unsalted butter (cut into cubes)≈ 227 g
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese≈ 237 g
- 2 scallions (minced)n/a
- 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley (chopped (or 1 Tbl dried parsley))≈ 30 g
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk≈ 366 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- Egg wash ((1 beaten egg plus 1 tbsp. water) for brushing tops of biscuits)n/a
flour 438 gbatter 1319 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.
- Fat52% · 86th percentile · median 40%
- Buttermilk84% · 49th percentile · median 84%
- Leavening3.5% · 10th percentile · median 5.1%
- Sugar0% · 15th percentile · median 3.3%
- Salt1.4% · 44th percentile · median 1.6%
Oven
- Temperature
- 425°F / 220°C
- median 425°F
- Time
- 12 to 15 minutes
- median 15 minutes
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