Old Fashioned Biscuits Made With Lard
Old Fashioned Biscuits Made With Lard. I guess you could say it is a biscuit love triangle. Whether it’s paired with a bowl of chicken noodle soup or used to sandwich peanut butter and jelly, a loaf of homemade bread is a simple pleasure that just can’t be beaten.
I teeter back and forth between my love affair with lard biscuits and the one i have with butter biscuits. Stay in touch with mary’s nest. Back then, short referred a baked good that was made crisp with the addition of fat, traditionally butter or lard.
Heat oven to 180°c (fan) / 350°f (fan) / gas mark 5.
I guess you could say it is a biscuit love triangle. I have seen her make biscuits twice in one day because every kid in the neighborhood loved her biscuits. Makes about 24 (1 1/2 inch) biscuits.
Soups, stews, biscuits and cobbler/pot pies are easily rendered in this pot.
If i’m making biscuits for biscuits and gravy, i have to go with lard biscuits. They are light and fluffy thanks to white lily flour. The recipes below are offered in our books as examples of traditional arkansas fare.
Its crispy exterior and soft, flaky interior have a texture similar to traditional biscuits and scones.
Shortcake, as we know it today, is a crisp, crumbly cake usually made with butter, although some recipes may call for shortening. Steel cut oats made from 100% whole grain oats that are steel cut, rather than rolled, they offer you a hearty texture and a rich, nutty taste. I teeter back and forth between my love affair with lard biscuits and the one i have with butter biscuits.
(for softer biscuits, arrange so that edges almost touch.) shape dough scraps into a ball.
Cut with floured cutter or knife using even pressure to keep side straight. Whether it’s paired with a bowl of chicken noodle soup or used to sandwich peanut butter and jelly, a loaf of homemade bread is a simple pleasure that just can’t be beaten. Brush tops lightly with milk.
Then drain and set aside.
My mother never made any kind of biscuits except what we called “cathead biscuits” and she made them almost every day. Place on baking sheet close together for soft sided biscuits or 1 inch apart for crusty sides. Stay in touch with mary’s nest.