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For example, in a recipe that calls for 10 pounds of flour and 5 pounds of water, the corresponding baker's percentages are 100% for the flour and 50% for the water. Because these percentages are stated with respect to the weight of flour rather than with respect to the weight of all ingredients, the sum of these percentages always exceeds 100%.
Dry bulk ingredients, such as sugar and flour, are measured by weight in most of the world ("250 g flour"), and by volume in North America ("1 ⁄ 2 cup flour"). Small quantities of salt and spices are generally measured by volume worldwide, as few households have sufficiently precise balances to measure by weight.
Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, combine flour and butter. Use the pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour until the pieces of butter are about the size of peas.
A serving of biscuits and gravy, accompanied by home fries. Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the south. [1] The dish consists of soft dough biscuits covered in white gravy (sawmill gravy), [2] made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat.
Biscuits developed from hardtack, which was first made from only flour and water, to which lard and then baking powder were added later. [5] The long development over time and place explains why the word biscuit can, depending upon the context and the speaker's English dialect , refer to very different baked goods.
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Wheat milling yield is the percent of flour obtained from a given unit of whole wheat kernels (flour yield or flour extraction rate), averaging 70-75% in the United States [clarification needed]. Rice milling yield is the amount of polished white rice obtained from husked rough rice (yields of brown rice are higher).
Biscuits may be referred to as either "baking powder biscuits" [4] or "buttermilk biscuits" if buttermilk is used rather than milk as a liquid, as buttermilk is not only flavourful but acidic (allowing use of baking soda vs. baking powder which is a mixture of baking soda with an acidifier and buffer).