Cheddar Bay Biscuits
onceuponachef.com · 2023 · 8
Against 321 biscuit recipes
No sugar, unlike 69% of recipes and more salt than 75%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 3 to 7.6% of the flour weight).
- More salt than 75% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
- Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Ingredients (12)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)≈ 250 g
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch≈ 24 g
- 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
- ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
- 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder≈ 2.5 g
- ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, (cut into ½-inch chunks)≈ 114 g
- 1 cup thickly shredded Cheddar cheese≈ 237 g
- 1 cup buttermilk (see note)≈ 244 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)≈ 43 g
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder≈ 1.2 g
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley≈ 15 g
flour 250 gbatter 889 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.
- Fat45% · 69th percentile · median 40%
- Buttermilk98% · 75th percentile · median 84%
- Leavening4.9% · 41st percentile · median 5.1%
- Sugar0% · 15th percentile · median 3.3%
- Salt2.4% · 84th percentile · median 1.6%
Oven
- Temperature
- 425°F / 220°C
- median 425°F
- Time
- 17 to 20 minutes
- median 15 minutes
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