The Story of Our Southern Biscuits (And The Recipe)
My mother-in-law was born in Washington State but her mother was born in Alabama. This is where their Southern Biscuit tradition was born. She said that the key to the recipe is to use only White Lily flour and to sift it. I don't even think that I own a sifter so if I am to master the biscuit making technique I will have to purchase one J Good thing that I live in Virginia because at least I can get my hands on the right flour.
When I asked her if she had always been so good at making biscuits, she had to chuckle. She said that when she was first married (35 years ago) she set out to make her husband her first batch of homemade biscuits. As they sat down to dinner, her husband said "I never knew that people actually made their own soda crackers." At least she can laugh about it now!!
I guess that every wife has a story like that to tell. What I love about all this is that I get to be a part of a tradition that is now going on 5 generations deep. It is so important to me that I have these things to pass on to my children. So, here is our family recipe. I hope that you will enjoy it and pass it on to others that you love who love biscuits. I am pretty sure that you can use whatever flour you have handy J Just remember to sift.
White Lily (Nash Family) "Light" Biscuits
Preheat oven to 500
2 cups White Lily Self Rising Flour
-sift 2 cups of flour onto a piece of wax paper.
-use a spoon to fill the measuring cup back up with the sifted flour
-resift the flour into the mixing bowl
-you will end up with extra flour after refilling the 2 cups
1/4 cup of shortening or butter - it works best if it is COLD!!
2/3 to 3/4 milk or buttermilk (more southern)
Spray: Backing sheet or cake pan lightly with cooking spray
Measure: flour into bowl (spoon into measuring cup)
Cut in: shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbles
Blend: in enough milk until dough leaves the sides of the bowl
Knead: gently 2 or 3 times on lightly floured surface
Roll: dough about 1/2 inch thick. Cut without twisting cutter
Place: on pan (1 inch apart for crisp sides or almost touching for soft sides)
Bake: for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Brush top with melted butter if desired.
Makes: 12 - 2 inch biscuits
Enjoy!
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Dayna Palmer is a mother of 3 children - 1 girl and 2 boys - ages 5, 3, and 1 and lives in Roanoke, VA. She is actively involved in bringing parents and kids together with area businesses and organizations through her popular kids website. Dayna Palmer's website Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
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