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Bacon Onion Cheddar Biscuits

Ree Drummond · thepioneerwoman.com · 2009 · 12 serving(s)

Against 321 biscuit recipes

Less leavening than 99% of recipes and less buttermilk 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 leavening than 99% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.1%, about half as much.
  • Less buttermilk than 85% of recipes: 61% 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).
Fat: 42%, 55th percentileButtermilk: 61%, 14th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 0th percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 58th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 c. All-purpose Flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 3/4 tsp. Salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/4 c. Vegetable Shortening (crisco, Etc)≈ 51 g
  • 10 tbsp. Milk (whole Milk Is Best)≈ 153 g
  • 4 tbsp. Vegetable Oil≈ 54 g
  • 1 whole Egg≈ 50 g
  • 10 slices Thick Cut Bacon, Fried And Crumbledn/a
  • 1 c. Finely Diced Onion≈ 237 g
  • 1 c. Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese≈ 237 g

flour 250 gbatter 1042 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.

  • Fat42% · 55th percentile
  • Buttermilk61% · 14th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 0th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 425°F
Time
20 minutes
median 15 minutes

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