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Sweet Potato Biscuits

John Kanell · preppykitchen.com · 2023 · 10 to 12 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

Less buttermilk than 91% of recipes and less leavening than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less buttermilk than 91% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • Less leavening than 85% of recipes: 3.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
  • More fat than 78% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More sugar than 80% of recipes: 6.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about twice as much.
Fat: 47%, 79th percentileButtermilk: 51%, 9th percentileLeavening: 3.8%, 14th percentileSugar: 6.9%, 81st percentileSalt: 1.7%, 54th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour ((360g))360 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • ¾ cup cold unsalted butter (cubed)≈ 170 g
  • 1 cup mashed sweet potato ((250g) (about 1 large potato))250 g
  • ¾ cup buttermilk ((180ml))≈ 183 g

flour 360 gbatter 1008 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.

  • Fat47% · 79th percentile
  • Buttermilk51% · 9th percentile
  • Leavening3.8% · 14th percentile
  • Sugar6.9% · 81st percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 54th percentile

Oven

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

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