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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

yellowblissroad.com · 2026 · 12 biscuits

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More sugar than 86% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 3 times as much.
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Fat: 45%, 69th percentileButtermilk: 98%, 75th percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 63rd percentileSugar: 10%, 88th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 28th percentileFatButtermilkLeaveningSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)≈ 250 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter (cut into small cubes)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup cold buttermilk (cold)≈ 244 g

flour 250 gbatter 649 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
  • Buttermilk98% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 63rd percentile
  • Sugar10% · 88th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
12 to 15 minutes
median 15 minutes

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