Figured while I was sharing the pics from Pops Sausage that I cooked this morning....I would take pictures along while I was making my home made biscuits.
Cast Iron Skillet
Oil
1/2 stick of Butter
2 cups of SR (self rising) White Lily Flour (yes...I only use that brand)
1/3 cup of plain crisco
1 (+) cup of Buttermilk
medium bowl
spoon
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Dirty hand alert! Now put the 2 cups of flour and the crisco in the bowl...get those hands in there and mix them until there is not a difference between the flour and shortening. When you can squeeze some in your hand and it stays in "shape", you are done. Break up the large bits and add the buttermilk. (I have used Sweet milk...but the buttermilk does add a nice tang) Stir and it will look like this.
Now you are getting ready for the oil and the iron skillet.
Put some oil in the cold skillet and roll the oil around the edges and the bottom to coat. I don't have a "measurement"...but I guess if could be a bit over a tablespoon. Then pour off the excess into the batter and mix that well.
Next spoon the batter into the skillet. Will end up looking like this.
You are not done yet! Mine are drop biscuits...but sort of look like the rolled ones in the end. Now take that spoon and put a little bit of oil over each one of the biscuits. Smooth out the tops and separate each biscuit getting some oil on the tops and the sides of each one. Will help them separate later. Will look like this.
Into the preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 450. Now I take about 1/2 stick of butter and put it into the microwave and melt it for the tops of the biscuits at the 20 minute mark. Here is what they look like after the butter is poured over the top. You will hear a nice sizzle too.
Back into the oven for about 5 more minutes. Then here is the finished out of the oven biscuits.
Pops Breakfast sausage, eggs and the biscuits with my home made apple butter
Invert the skillet onto a plate...be careful...will be hot. I have burned myself.
They separate easily and this is how fluffy they are!
Let me know if I didn't explain this enough. Hope it's clearer than Mud!
Kat
Cast Iron Skillet
Oil
1/2 stick of Butter
2 cups of SR (self rising) White Lily Flour (yes...I only use that brand)
1/3 cup of plain crisco
1 (+) cup of Buttermilk
medium bowl
spoon
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Dirty hand alert! Now put the 2 cups of flour and the crisco in the bowl...get those hands in there and mix them until there is not a difference between the flour and shortening. When you can squeeze some in your hand and it stays in "shape", you are done. Break up the large bits and add the buttermilk. (I have used Sweet milk...but the buttermilk does add a nice tang) Stir and it will look like this.
Now you are getting ready for the oil and the iron skillet.
Put some oil in the cold skillet and roll the oil around the edges and the bottom to coat. I don't have a "measurement"...but I guess if could be a bit over a tablespoon. Then pour off the excess into the batter and mix that well.
Next spoon the batter into the skillet. Will end up looking like this.
You are not done yet! Mine are drop biscuits...but sort of look like the rolled ones in the end. Now take that spoon and put a little bit of oil over each one of the biscuits. Smooth out the tops and separate each biscuit getting some oil on the tops and the sides of each one. Will help them separate later. Will look like this.
Into the preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 450. Now I take about 1/2 stick of butter and put it into the microwave and melt it for the tops of the biscuits at the 20 minute mark. Here is what they look like after the butter is poured over the top. You will hear a nice sizzle too.
Back into the oven for about 5 more minutes. Then here is the finished out of the oven biscuits.
Pops Breakfast sausage, eggs and the biscuits with my home made apple butter
Invert the skillet onto a plate...be careful...will be hot. I have burned myself.
They separate easily and this is how fluffy they are!
Let me know if I didn't explain this enough. Hope it's clearer than Mud!
Kat
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