Ugh! I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. Bad, bad, bad.
With the cooler weather comes the desire to get creative in the kitchen. I found myself buying biscuit dough a few weeks in a row and I started to add up how much I was paying. Yikes!
I've tried to make biscuits in the past and they turned out rock hard. I saw an issue of triple D (Diner, Drive-in's and Dives) that showed how easy it was to make good southern, flaky biscuits. So I said, 'why not?'
The first time they turned out really good. The second, not so good, but I used a dark pan the second time which apparently is a big no, no.
From Real Cajun, Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits:
2 C all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
pinch of salt (or not)
1/4 C shortening (butter flavor is actually ok)
4 T cold butter (cut into small pieces), plus 2 T melted
3/4 C well-shaken buttermilk
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix flour, baking powder and salt
3. Use your fingers to break in shortening and butter until coarse and size of small peas
4. Make a whole in center of bowl.
5. Pour in buttermilk
6. Push edges of flour mixture into buttermilk very gently until just combined. Like folding in egg whites.
7. Pour mixture out into flour service. Try not to kneed dough too much.
8. Form dough into 1/2 inch thick.
9. Use biscuit cutter or cut into squares.
10. Repeat forming dough if needed.
11. Place biscuits close together in greased pan (do not use dark colored pan).
12. Cook 25 to 30 minutes, but pour melted butter on top after 20 minutes has passed.
Family Factor: first ones were a hit!
Stomach Factor: mild
Time Factor: first time was a little much, but second took only 5 minutes to put together
