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Walnut Buttermilk Biscuits

jamiegeller.com · 2010 · 12 Servings

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes and more fat than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 90% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 3 times as much.
  • More fat than 76% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Fat: 47%, 77th percentileButtermilk: 75%, 39th percentileLeavening: 5.9%, 74th percentileSugar: 10%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 28th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1/2 cup cake flour≈ 57 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar≈ 25 g
  • 6 tablespoons 3/4 stick cold unsalted butter≈ 85 g
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk≈ 183 g
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped California walnuts≈ 90 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)≈ 28 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • all-purpose flour for rolling out the doughn/a

flour 245 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.

  • Fat47% · 77th percentile
  • Buttermilk75% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening5.9% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
14 minutes
median 15 minutes

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