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Sour Cream and Onion Biscuits

savorthebest.com · 2022 · 8 biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More buttermilk than 94% of recipes and more fat than 84%.

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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 94% of recipes: 123% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More fat than 84% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less leavening than 77% of recipes: 4.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%.
Fat: 52%, 85th percentileButtermilk: 123%, 94th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 22nd percentileSugar: 2.5%, 44th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 75th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour (330 grams or pastry flour)330 g
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • ¾ teaspoons salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper (or black pepper)≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder≈ 4.9 g
  • 12 tablespoons butter (chilled)≈ 170 g
  • 1½ cups sour cream (chilled)≈ 345 g
  • 6 green onions (sliced (green and light green only))n/a
  • ½ cup grated Asiago cheese (chilled)≈ 119 g
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream (or melted butter, or an egg wash*)≈ 60 g
  • ½ teaspoon large-flake sea salt (such as Maldon) (optional)≈ 3 g

flour 330 gbatter 1068 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.

  • Fat52% · 85th percentile
  • Buttermilk123% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar2.5% · 44th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 75th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
18 to 24 minutes
median 15 minutes

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