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Why most of America can't make great biscuits.
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My daughter and her husband are up for the weekend so I cooked a big breakfast this morning with Pillsbury biscuits, egg beater scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, and sweet potato hash. Fresh ground coffee and OJ. Yummy."Dazed and Confused"
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I always thought Cracker Barrel has good biscuits I've never been able to reproduce. We have a good recipe, but now it looks like I need the right flour. I have a daughter in NC. I'll put a bag on my Christmas wish list.
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IMScotty wrote:
Thanks, I learned something here.
I always thought a biscuit was just something you could use for hockey if you couldn't find a puck.
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I am so glad as a group you took a little notice on the article! Occasionally I feel a little ignored. This article impacted me so much I drove for an hour into Maryland to pick up 2 pounds of White Lilly and I am not a southerner. We have made two batches and my wife is clearly confused. both batches were baked and turned out well and were not hockypucks. We are adjusting the recipe. My thoughts are to adjust the recipe to Scones eventually. Huge thanks!
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
I am so glad as a group you took a little notice on the article! Occasionally I feel a little ignored. This article impacted me so much I drove for an hour into Maryland to pick up 2 pounds of White Lilly and I am not a southerner. We have made two batches and my wife is clearly confused. both batches were baked and turned out well and were not hockypucks. We are adjusting the recipe. My thoughts are to adjust the recipe to Scones eventually. Huge thanks!
CANT WAIT TO ADAPT THIS TO THE TRAIL!
Along those lines, I think that the Irish Soda Bread my wife bakes is near perfection. Actually, that and mashed potatoes are the only thing she is good at cooking (she would agree). Those abilities are in her DNA. Anyway, now I am curious what a 'White Lilly' Irish Soda Bread would be like. I am not going to pay Amazon prices for flour, so it may be a while before I have a chance to check this out.“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
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I have put in a request to my daughter in NC to get me a bag of flour. We'll see if she comes through.
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I have no idea what knd of flour she used, but my Grandma Downs made GREAT biscuits and to my knowledge rarely set foot outside the state of Ohio. My Dad bought whatever was cheap at the grocery store and his biscuits rocked. F*#K the myth of Southern superiority in all things related to cooking, whether general or specific.
Not doubting the science behind the article, as I know baking is in many cases about the reactions of/between ingredients. Just busting the "Yankees cain't cook nuttin' raht" mentality.Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee -
Grinder wrote:
Just busting the "Yankees cain't cook nuttin' raht" mentality.
*becasue southern superiority in football is not a myth.2,000 miler -
max.patch wrote:
*becasue southern superiority in football is not a myth.
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max.patch wrote:
Grinder wrote:
Just busting the "Yankees cain't cook nuttin' raht" mentality.
*becasue southern superiority in football is not a myth.
"Dazed and Confused"
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
I am so glad as a group you took a little notice on the article! Occasionally I feel a little ignored. This article impacted me so much I drove for an hour into Maryland to pick up 2 pounds of White Lilly and I am not a southerner. We have made two batches and my wife is clearly confused. both batches were baked and turned out well and were not hockypucks. We are adjusting the recipe. My thoughts are to adjust the recipe to Scones eventually. Huge thanks!
CANT WAIT TO ADAPT THIS TO THE TRAIL!
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max.patch wrote:
*becasue southern superiority in football is not a myth.
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I’ve got some White Lily but don’t use it much. I’ll have to try it in my scones.
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Traffic Jam wrote:
Wise Old Owl wrote:
I am so glad as a group you took a little notice on the article! Occasionally I feel a little ignored. This article impacted me so much I drove for an hour into Maryland to pick up 2 pounds of White Lilly and I am not a southerner. We have made two batches and my wife is clearly confused. both batches were baked and turned out well and were not hockypucks. We are adjusting the recipe. My thoughts are to adjust the recipe to Scones eventually. Huge thanks!
CANT WAIT TO ADAPT THIS TO THE TRAIL!
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!The post was edited 1 time, last by Wise Old Owl ().
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Traffic Jam wrote:
I’ve got some White Lily but don’t use it much. I’ll have to try it in my scones.
Obviously, I have a baking problem.
"Dazed and Confused"
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Well I am enthusiastic about putting this together,,,, and that is a lot of happy when it comes to this old curmudgeon.Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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Traffic Jam wrote:
I’ve got some White Lily but don’t use it much. I’ll have to try it in my scones.
Obviously, I have a baking problem.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
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Rasty wrote:
overmixing
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
Well I am enthusiastic about putting this together,,,, and that is a lot of happy when it comes to this old curmudgeon.
Y’all have me craving biscuits, maybe I’ll make some on Saturday.Lost in the right direction. -
Traffic Jam wrote:
Wise Old Owl wrote:
Well I am enthusiastic about putting this together,,,, and that is a lot of happy when it comes to this old curmudgeon.
Y’all have me craving biscuits, maybe I’ll make some on Saturday.
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No biscuits this morning. After working 50 ish hours, I slept till 8:30, very late for me.
But! I made scones using 1/2 White Lily and 1/2 all purpose flour, 2 cups of each. (Sorry, I think my previous post says I use bread flour but that isn’t true)
Anyway, the scones rose much higher than normal when baking. My eyes bulged when I saw them...worried they would be too fluffy but they are great. The texture is about the same as normal but maybe lighter(?). It’s hard to describe. They are really good though, which is a relief since my last two batches were failures.Lost in the right direction. -
Wise Old Owl wrote:
I am so glad as a group you took a little notice on the article! Occasionally I feel a little ignored. This article impacted me so much I drove for an hour into Maryland to pick up 2 pounds of White Lilly and I am not a southerner. We have made two batches and my wife is clearly confused. both batches were baked and turned out well and were not hockypucks. We are adjusting the recipe. My thoughts are to adjust the recipe to Scones eventually. Huge thanks!
CANT WAIT TO ADAPT THIS TO THE TRAIL!
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Traffic Jam wrote:
No biscuits this morning. After working 50 ish hours, I slept till 8:30, very late for me.
But! I made scones using 1/2 White Lily and 1/2 all purpose flour, 2 cups of each. (Sorry, I think my previous post says I use bread flour but that isn’t true)
Anyway, the scones rose much higher than normal when baking. My eyes bulged when I saw them...worried they would be too fluffy but they are great. The texture is about the same as normal but maybe lighter(?). It’s hard to describe. They are really good though, which is a relief since my last two batches were failures.
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jimmyjam wrote:
TJ,
Can you make biscuits with sausage gravy?
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Traffic Jam wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
TJ,
Can you make biscuits with sausage gravy?
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odd man out wrote:
Traffic Jam wrote:
No biscuits this morning. After working 50 ish hours, I slept till 8:30, very late for me.
But! I made scones using 1/2 White Lily and 1/2 all purpose flour, 2 cups of each. (Sorry, I think my previous post says I use bread flour but that isn’t true)
Anyway, the scones rose much higher than normal when baking. My eyes bulged when I saw them...worried they would be too fluffy but they are great. The texture is about the same as normal but maybe lighter(?). It’s hard to describe. They are really good though, which is a relief since my last two batches were failures.
I tried several scone recipes, found one that I liked, then tweaked it for my tastes. That recipe uses a 3 to 1 ratio of all-purpose flour to cake flour.
The rise on my scones surprised me because White Lily has less protein so increasing the amount of that ingredient makes me think it will be more dense.
Doin a little research while enjoying afternoon coffee, I learned that soft winter wheat flour creates fluffy biscuits because the lower protein content means the gluten strands don’t fully develop.
Rasty’s comment about overmixing makes me think that if the ratio of WL to APF favors WL, the dough may become finicky and more difficult to get a rise...ergo my hockey puck biscuits.Lost in the right direction. -
I like this idea better.....BACON!
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jimmyjam wrote:
I'm going to McDonald's in the morning for biscuits with sausage gravy!!!
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
I'm going to McDonald's in the morning for biscuits with sausage gravy!!!
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