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Bacon Cheddar Biscuits

mybakingaddiction.com · 2018 · 12 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More fat than 99% of recipes and less salt than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 99% of recipes: 74% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • 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).
  • Less leavening than 79% of recipes: 4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
Fat: 74%, 99th percentileButtermilk: 71%, 26th percentileLeavening: 4%, 19th percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 10th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (very cold, shredded)≈ 227 g
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 344 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 cup Tillamook Medium Cheddar Farmstyle Cut Shredded Cheese≈ 237 g
  • 4 ounces Simple Truth Bacon (cooked, drained, cooled and crumbled)113 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)≈ 28 g

flour 344 gbatter 1212 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.

  • Fat74% · 99th percentile
  • Buttermilk71% · 26th percentile
  • Leavening4% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 10th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
15 to 17 minutes
median 15 minutes

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