Question

Read the sections about mixing ingredients from both biscuit recipes.

Traditional Southern Biscuits:

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Then take the butter out of the fridge, and working with your fingertips, rub it into the dry ingredients until the mixture feels like coarse sand. Remember to work fast so the butter stays cold.

Cinnamon-Coconut Biscuits:

Combine flours, corn meal, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Then take the coconut spread out of the fridge and rub it into the dry ingredients until the mixture feels like coarse sand. It’s always important to work fast.

Which of these sections has a higher completeness rating?

cinnamon-coconut biscuits, because the author provides the reader with all the necessary steps
traditional Southern biscuits, because the author explains the reasoning behind a key instruction
traditional Southern biscuits, because the information is organized in a logical fashion
cinnamon-coconut biscuits, because the author uses precise but familiar language

Answer 1

traditional Southern biscuits, because the author explains the reasoning behind a key instruction