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Biscuits, (Big as a) Cathead
Recipe By :Susan Gamble
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Biscuits/Scones Bread-Bakers Mailing List
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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butter-flavored cooking spray
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt -- or more as needed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 1/2 tablespoons lard
1 cup buttermilk
NOTE: You can use milk or plain yogurt in place of the buttermilk.
Shortening or butter can stand in for the lard.
Preheat oven to 450F (230C). Prepare a 9" cake pan with cooking spray.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl.
Mash small chunks of lard into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter
or with your fingers, letting each addition integrate fully before
adding the next, until all the lard has been added and the mixture
resembles coarse-ground cornmeal.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour milk into the
well. Stir the mixture with a spoon, making sure to scrape the edges
of the bowl so that the dry flour there gets wet, just until the milk
is incorporated into the dry mix and there are no large areas of
powdery flour remaining, leaving lumpy dough which is sticky in some
places and even a bit grainy in the driest areas. From here, use your
hands to carefully mix to ensure even consistency.
Divide dough into 8 equal chunks and shape each into a thick biscuit.
Put the shaped biscuits into the prepared cake pan with the sides touching.
Bake in preheated oven until the tops are light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Makes: 8 biscuits as big as a cat's head
Cook's Notes:
You can make smaller biscuits, just adjust the baking time, or
they'll turn out overcooked.
S(Internet Address):
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Big-as-a-Cathead-Biscuits
Start to Finish Time:
"0:35"
T(Cook Time):
"0:15"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 206 Calories; 8g Fat (34.7%
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber;
8mg Cholesterol; 372mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Non-Fat
Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Serving Ideas : Serve with butter, jelly, honey, gravy, or whatever
your favorite biscuit topping is.
NOTES : 2015 - 0723