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Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

mybakingaddiction.com · 2023 · 12 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More buttermilk than 96% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 69%.

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How it compares

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

  • More buttermilk than 96% of recipes: 130% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 77% of recipes: 4.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
Fat: 34%, 31st percentileButtermilk: 130%, 97th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 22nd percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 28th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces)≈ 85 g
  • 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk≈ 325 g

flour 250 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.

  • Fat34% · 31st percentile
  • Buttermilk130% · 97th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 28th percentile

Oven

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

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