In which I am issuing a challenge.

[paper_tzipporah]

Threadjacking: DO IT. No, seriously. I don't actually know how many people are reading this, but YOU ARE ALL AWESOME. Now go talk to each other.

I'll make it easy -- we'll all answer some questions in the comments! Like a friending meme, except there's no particular theme to this. brilligspoons helped me with the questions, so blame her if you don't like them

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[paper_tzipporah]

Yes, but what KIND of biscuits? And, more importantly, do you have a recipe to share?

[rabid_bookwyrm]

So, not an endorsement, because I've never tried the recipe. But Betty Crocker rarely guides me astray (even if she didn't actually exist). So here's the Southern Biscuits recipe from the Betty Crocker Cookbook (1973). My favorite biscuits recipe is slightly downthread; I highly recommend it.

Southern Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup buttermilk

Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda into a bowl. Cut in shortening thoroughly, until mixture looks like meal.

Stir in almost all the buttermilk. If dough is not pliable, add just enough milk to make a soft, puffy, easy-to-roll dough. Round up dough on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Knead lightly 20 to 25 times, about 30 seconds. Roll a little less than 1/2 inch thick. Cut with loured biscuit cutter. Place on uncreased baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

[rabid_bookwyrm]

This is the best biscuit recipe I know. It's from Betty Crocker's Cookbook (1973

[rabid_bookwyrm]

A couple of variations:

Buttermilk: substitute buttermilk for milk; decrease baking powder to 2 tsp and add 1/4 tsp soda to flour.

Cheese: Stir in 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese with the milk.

[fluffygremlin]

THRALL!!!

I totally should have picked him... expect he kinda went pussy in the last patch.