North-Meets-South Biscuits |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a combination of recipes that I have put together to make biscuits. I was teaching my daughter to make biscuits and gave her a recipe and then kept telling her ... but I do this.... So I decided I'd better write it down so she can follow a written recipe. So, here's to you and Reno, Tee! Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups cake flour |
3/4 cup flour |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup butter, cold & cut into chunks |
1 tablespoon cider vinegar |
3/4 cup heavy cream |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Cut butter into small chunks and return to the refrigerator to keep cold.
3. Put 1 tablespoon cider vinegar in the bottom of a measuring cup and add the heavy cream to equal 3/4 cup. Set aside.
4. Combine the dry ingredients in a food processor bowl.
5. Add the butter and pulse until no chunks of butter are obvious (kinda crumbly, but will be mostly flour).
6. Pour in the heavy cream which will appear curdled, pulsing until mixed. You'll have to use a spatula to scrape the curdled cream from the cup.
7. Once the dough looks more combined and almost forms a ball, remove from food processor bowl to a floured surface.
8. Pat the dough out to about 1/2-inch thickness. Try not to overwork the dough.
9. Cut biscuits with sharp biscuit cutter; do not twist the cutter, just punch down and remove. You'll have to re-roll the dough but keep in mind, the less working of the dough, the flakier the biscuit will be. They'll still taste just as good.
10. Place the biscuits in a round baking pan, with sides of biscuits touching each other as much as possible and/or touching the sides of the pan (do not grease pan).
11. Bake for about 10 minutes or lightly browned.
12. Serve with pepper gravy, sausage gravy, chocolate gravy or simply butter & honey, plain butter, or butter and sugar!
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