Bacon Cheddar Biscuits
livewellbakeoften.com · 2018 · 10 biscuits
Against 321 biscuit recipes
More leavening than 76% of recipes.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More leavening than 76% of recipes: 6.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
- Fat in the middle half of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Ingredients (9)
- 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour250 g
- 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
- 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
- 6 tablespoons (85 grams) cold unsalted butter (, cubed)85 g
- 3/4 cup (70 grams) shredded cheddar cheese70 g
- 1/2 cup (45 grams) crumbled bacon ((about 8 slices))45 g
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) cold buttermilk (, plus more for the tops of the biscuits)≈ 183 g
flour 250 gbatter 661 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.
- Fat34% · 27th percentile · median 40%
- Buttermilk73% · 33rd percentile · median 84%
- Leavening6.1% · 79th percentile · median 5.1%
- Sugar3.4% · 54th percentile · median 3.3%
- Salt1.8% · 58th percentile · median 1.6%
Oven
- Temperature
- 450°F / 230°C
- median 425°F
- Time
- 16 to 20 minutes
- median 15 minutes
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