Cheddar Biscuits

leitesculinaria.com · 2021 · 8 to 12 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

Less salt than 88% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 69%.

How it compares

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

Less salt than 88% of recipes: 0.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sea salt≈ 2.3 g
1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter (chilled and cut into pieces)≈ 113 g
1/2 to 1 cup grated Cheddar ((depending on just how much you like cheese))≈ 178 g
3/4 cup 2% or whole milk, or substitute buttermilk (either low-fat or full-fat) (plus more as needed)≈ 183 g

flour 250 gbatter 740 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 321 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, buttermilk, leavening, sugar, salt.