tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post2319516266211329883..comments2024-03-29T08:20:57.152-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Homemade BiscuitsGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-16375269148523955072013-01-21T15:10:58.392-05:002013-01-21T15:10:58.392-05:00Biscuits look wonderful. I read an interesting ar...Biscuits look wonderful. I read an interesting article on white lily flour, which I had never heard of, talks about the proteins in flour and how low protein is better for biscuits and high levels are best for bread/rolls. Other secret tips I have read, don't handle the dough too much, don't wiggle the cutter it causes them not to rise as good. And best tmep. is 500 degrees. I had never baked at such a high level but it worked great. By the way is your flour self rising or all purpose? Thanks. <br /><br />LisaLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-26222320539948070602010-03-14T21:10:07.252-04:002010-03-14T21:10:07.252-04:00Thanks for the recipe. I will give it a try. I dis...Thanks for the recipe. I will give it a try. I discovered Hudson Cream flour a few months ago and found that it really is better. <br />I have been trying to find the perfect buscuit recipe..I use Hudson Cream self rising.Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-29152775760313708082008-11-18T12:06:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:06:00.000-05:00My grandmother always used an "old-timey" flour to...My grandmother always used an "old-timey" flour to make her biscuits. The newer flours like Gold Medal and Pillsbury Self-rising, don't really work. They've done too much to the flour and it doesn't make a good biscuit. It gets more and more difficult to find the older style fours. My grandmother never used a recipe either...it was all in her head, and hers were always perfect! Me....I can't make a decent biscuit to save me! :-)I will try your recipe, after I find some better flour than what's in the cupboard! :-)<BR/><BR/>MarieA Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-74073627231356136912008-11-13T18:02:00.000-05:002008-11-13T18:02:00.000-05:00Hey Sue,Yum, hot biscuits are the best. When I fir...Hey Sue,<BR/>Yum, hot biscuits are the best. When I first started to make them, they were hard as rocks and kind of tasted like rocks (um..not that I eat rocks). After a while, I got the technique down and now can whip them up so they are tasty, but I can't do it without a recipe!<BR/>tmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-36549257297910516782008-11-13T17:15:00.000-05:002008-11-13T17:15:00.000-05:00Woman, you make my mouth water. My mom used to ma...Woman, you make my mouth water. My mom used to make the biggest, fluffiest biscuits ever. I've never been able to master them quite so well but I keep trying. <BR/><BR/>I've never heard of Hudson Cream flour or seen it available around here.clown princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758267589598575477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-75415498095677310222008-11-13T16:38:00.000-05:002008-11-13T16:38:00.000-05:00buttermilk--oh yeah, that's the best! I used to do...buttermilk--oh yeah, that's the best! I used to do that when we had a cow. I never got the hang of the boxed mixes though--I guess because I usually keep flour and baking powder on hand so it's just as easy for me to use those. <BR/><BR/>I do not think I have ever had creamed tomatoes, although I have heard people talk about them. I bet Larry would love them--his granny probably made them. Maybe you could put that recipe on your blog sometime, Janet.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-27686175615865820862008-11-13T16:20:00.000-05:002008-11-13T16:20:00.000-05:00We love biscuits. I cheat and use a biscuit mix su...We love biscuits. I cheat and use a biscuit mix such as Jiffy, Kroger brand or Bisquick (whichever I get the best deal on). And I use buttermilk instead of milk. I knead mine also, except for the drop biscuits. I make them when I'm in a hurry and when we have creamed tomatoes for breakfast. We break up the drop biscuits, dab with butter and pour the creamed tomatoes on top- -mmm! mmm! I bake mine on a baking stone. I love them,they never get too brown on the bottom when you use a baking stoneJanet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-24705855977211749422008-11-13T14:20:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:20:00.000-05:00My goodness, who knew there were so many kinds!You...My goodness, who knew there were so many kinds!<BR/><BR/>Your slopdough biscuits sound like my drop biscuits, Matthew. They were the first ones I made and I was so proud of them. And your cheater biscuits are very like Larry's biscuits--he learned to make those from his mother. <BR/><BR/>My neighbor Louise was the best biscuit maker I've ever known. Her's were light and flaky and just as good cold as hot--they were very like bread. She kneaded her dough. I had the recipe for angel biscuits but honestly they sounded like so much work!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-43443792133671398502008-11-13T13:32:00.001-05:002008-11-13T13:32:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6878919362069707512008-11-13T13:32:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:32:00.000-05:00Okay, now you've done it. Biscuits are my weakness...Okay, now you've done it. Biscuits are my weakness, and now you've gone and whetted my appetite. I have many, many different biscuit recipes. My most used is very similar to your first one. I also prefer Hudson Cream flour. It is just as superior product. I've also had good results with Robin Hood flour. I also prefer Clabber Girl, but mainly because that's what my Grandmaw Mary used.<BR/><BR/>I have recipes for regular biscuits, baking soda biscuits, Alabama biscuits, Angel biscuits, Kentucky Ham biscuits, Bacon Biscuits, sweet roll biscuits, Easy biscuits, sourdough biscuits and even Slopdough biscuits. The interesting thing about slopdough biscuits is that they are named that because you just slop the ingredients together and drop them onto a baking sheet. Mom gave them that name because they look like slop but taste really good. <BR/><BR/>My mother-in-law, or Mawmaw as I call her, makes cheater biscuits all of the time. She mixes Hudson Cream self-rising flour and buttermilk together until it forms a wet dough, then pats the dough out on floured waxed paper. She cuts out the biscuits and bakes them in a well-oiled (about 4 Tbsp.) cast iron skillet. She heats the cast iron skillet and the oil in it on a stove burner until the oil is hot, then lays the biscuit in the skillet, and then turns it over so that both sides are oiled. The remaining oil will make the bottoms of your biscuits crispy. She bakes them skillet of biscuits at 450 degrees, for about 10 minutes or until they are brown. These are quite good and are very popular at Church Socials.<BR/><BR/>MatthewMatthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-81095460178268667082008-11-13T12:55:00.000-05:002008-11-13T12:55:00.000-05:00Your grandmother was right, Laura--I have to adjus...Your grandmother was right, Laura--I have to adjust it depending on the number of people at the table! If my sons are home with their children, 5 cups of flour is what I might use, and the rest of the ingredients are upped to correspond. <BR/><BR/>I'll bet your grandmother made good biscuits. Anyone who understands the importance of letting children cook with them has to be a good cook.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39119626586970817722008-11-13T12:19:00.000-05:002008-11-13T12:19:00.000-05:00This made me smile. My grandmother always made re...This made me smile. My grandmother always made really good biscuits. It was fun to watch her because she didn't use a recipe. She always said it depended on how many people were eating as to how much of everything to put in. She always let my daughter help her. She'd even give her some scraps to make her own biscutis and cook. What a memory you brought out today. Thanks!!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322898569174861610noreply@blogger.com