Monday, October 3, 2011

Granny's Made-From-Scratch Biscuits

Greetings from Laid Back Farm Today I'm posting a video of the "how to" of Granny's (that would be me) Made-From-Scratch Biscuits. See the youtube link at the bottom of this post. This is the same biscuit recipe I've been making for my own family for nearly 54 years. So many are intimidated by the prospect of making biscuits but it really is easy, as you will see in the video, and only takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. I hope you'll find the video helpful and please message me back and let me know how your own biscuits turned out. I'll also be glad to answer any additional questions you may have about the recipe. In this tough economy, you'll find homemade biscuits to be a delicious addition to your meals but also a very economical way to feed your family. I look forward to hearing from you. ENJOY!!

Granny's Homemade Biscuits The first thing in any cooking is to wash your hands thoroughly. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. The oven must be preheated for the biscuits to bake correctly. (I don't measure anything, but I did measure this so you'd have directions and measurements) Place 2 1/2 cups flour in a medium bowl - White Lily flour (no other brand except White Lily). Measure one cup Crisco and add to flour already in bowl. Pour 1 1/2 - 2 cups buttermilk in bowl. (Add more or less buttermilk until consistency is right). Mix the dough well with hands until it can be poured out on floured pastry sheet. Sprinkle flour over mound of biscuit dough. Flour hands and knead dough from bottom and up over till it will spread out and flatten with hands. (Doesn't take a lot of kneading). Use a biscuit cutter dipped in flour before each use. Place biscuits in pan. I have a very old pan with a wonderful sheen on it that doesn't have to be greased because it's seasoned well. You may want to grease the pan you use. You'll have several pieces of dough left over from cutting. Either roll together and cut more biscuits or pick up pieces and form into a biscuit and put onto pan. I usually have two larger-sized biscuits from this. Grandaddy likes to get these larger biscuits. Your biscuits are ready to go in the pre-heated 500 degree oven and back for 12-15 minutes. Don't overbake. While the biscuits are cooking I cut up pieces of cheese to put in the biscuits immediately when they come from the oven. I butter some biscuits to eat with honey that comes from a neighbor's hives. We had bees for several years but the mite that has taken out many hives in Georgia got in ours and they were gone. I also have fig preserves and muscadine jelly, blueberry jam. When the biscuits are removed from the pan I simply wipe down the pan with a wet dishrag and it's ready to go again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhGvQV8GxM

8 comments:

  1. Great job on the video!My mouth is watering as I type this. I can't wait to visit in a few weeks and hopefully have some of your delicious biscuits live and in person! No pressure, but just know that I will be utterly and horribly disappointed FOREVER if there are no biscuits that Sunday...:)Haha!

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  2. Mmm, Mmm Good! I could see the tomato ones are your favorite. The art of making biscuits - easy to do, and lots of experience to learn. My Mom and Granny are late, so I want to eat at your house! My family is from Georgia and Alabama - I was born in Augusta. It turned out that I don'tl like to cook much, but now that I am older, I am appreciating good, from scratch food and I plan on getting a cast-iron skillet and try to remember how my mama and granny would do it.

    docsmith@carolina.rr.com Mellie Smith in Shelby, NC

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  3. My husband Michael who is the real cook in our family absolutely loved this video. His biscuits are greatly improved and he thought you were cute as a button and you should have your own cooking show. From two new fans.
    Suzy and Michael

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  4. Granny I watched this YouTube video and made your biscuits last night for supper. My son ate 4! They were awesome, thanks and happy thanksgiving!

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  5. ok granny I watched the video and here I go to the kitchen to make some:) I will call you and let you know how they turn out. Tell Grand daddy hello and not to eat too many biscuits!!!

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  6. Just made your biscuit recipe tonight, and it was a winner. Thank you so much for your video, which I found by Googling. You explained how to make these perfectly! I thank you and my husband and four kiddos definitely thank you! :)

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  7. If I want to cook them in a cast iron pan, would the temperature be 500 degrees also? How long do I cook them?

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  8. you don't mention a baking powder or soda in these biscuits.. or that you are using self rising flour either. I've made lots of biscuits over the years but none without some kind of rising agent in them.

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