Ham and Cheddar Biscuits

leitesculinaria.com · 2020 · 14 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More fat than 93% of recipes and less buttermilk than 90%.

How it compares

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

More fat than 93% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Less buttermilk than 90% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
More leavening than 81% of recipes: 6.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.

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

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)≈ 438 g
2 tablespoons baking powder≈ 28 g
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 6 g
1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper≈ 1.2 g
2 sticks (8 ounces) very cold unsalted butter (grated on the large holes of a grater)≈ 226 g
8 oz smoked ham (chopped into 1/4 cubes (about 1 1/2 cups))227 g
4 scallions (white and green parts) (finely chopped)n/a
2 cups grated Cheddar cheese (grated on the large holes of a grater)≈ 474 g
1 cup buttermilk (plus more as needed)≈ 244 g
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) butter (melted)≈ 43 g

flour 438 gbatter 1692 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.