Recipes · American · Bread
Southern Buttermilk Biscuit
One serving has 219 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (38%), thiamin (26%), selenium (23%) and riboflavin (20%). Ready in 24 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 14 min
- Makes: 1 serving (79 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 11 g Butter, unsalted
- 30 g Buttermilk
- 2 g Baking powder
- 0.4 g Baking soda
- 0.6 g Salt
Method
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Cut the cold, cubed butter into the flour with your fingers or a pastry cutter until it looks like coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the cold buttermilk and stir just until the dough comes together; do not overwork it.
- Pat the dough out on a floured surface to about 2 cm (¾ in) thick and cut into rounds.
- Place the biscuits close together on a baking sheet so they rise upward.
- Bake at 220°C (425°F) for 12-15 minutes until golden and risen. Makes 1 biscuit; multiply the ingredients by 8 for a full batch.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 219 kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 28.6 g | |
| Water | 33.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.95 g | 3% |
| Protein | 4.7 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.14 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.18 g | |
| Leucine | 0.35 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.24 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.16 g | |
| Valine | 0.22 g | |
| Histidine | 0.11 g | |
| Fat | 9.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.49 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.34 g | |
| Saturated | 5.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 24.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 190 mg | 19% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 12 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.24 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 266 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 85.5 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 12.6 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 546 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.38 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.25 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.9 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.08 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 7.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 79.4 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.3 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.35 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.91 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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