Posted on 06/01/2014 6:19:02 PM PDT by kingattax
The secret to perfect biscuits is hotly contested: Lard or butter? Milk or buttermilk? Baking powder or soda? (Or both?) Every Southern home cook has an opinion, but these days, chefs from all over the country are joining in the conversation, digging through old church cookbooks and grandma’s recipe box to find the perfect version.
Served simply with butter and jam, or as vehicles for fried chicken, sausage or sawmill gravy, these flaky little numbers are all delicious.
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My great-aunt out on the high plains made the best biscuits! I remember them well.
Her kids were raised on them out in the middle of nowhere near Gladstone NM.
If they went to town, 40 miles away, the kids often hoped they would stay late. If they did, there would not be time to make biscuits at home, so they would buy some store bought white bread which the kids thought was great.
Now my aunt is gone. Several of her kids, my aunts and uncles, have said they wished they had one of their momma’s biscuits many a time.
I know how she made them, and often make them here.
To die for!
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There are some quite passable frozen biscuits out there - even my wife’s southern mom started buying them when she got older. Mary B’s Buttermilk biscuits are pretty good and no prep required.
Interesting. That’s the way I eat corn bread.
Did she preheat the skillet?
Lots of melted butter and Steen’s syrup!
My Missouri side of the family made them that way. Wonderful!
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When we were little, Mother used a wood cook stove. She told me that it actually cooked better than either gas or electric. I have since heard the same thing and the reason was that the cast iron stove heated more evenly.
Not sure if there were other reasons but her biscuits were good enough to eat by themself but were even better with butter and/or syrup.
Mmmmm! Mmmmmm! Looking for a way to make them and freeze them like the ones in the freezer section. I tried a couple recipes that I’ve used in the past, but they don’t freeze well...or maybe I should say that they don’t bake well after freezing!
DANG! You made me hungry and I just finished deep fried chicken, mashed taters, cream gravy and fresh green beans.
Probably not a popular opinion but one of the best biscuits I have ever had are the ones at Red Lobster.
Thanks for that info. Ill check it out next time we visit napa. The fried green tomatoes sounds good right now too.
I seem to recall something like that from Ft Gordon.
As chain restaurants go, Popeye’s has some darned good biscuits. Love mine with some salt and honey! :)
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