Receta Basic Biscuits With Variations
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Basic Biscuits:Sift dry ingredients; rub in the shortening as lightly as possible with fingers till just blended. Have lowfat milk as cool as possible, mix with flour to create a soft dough. Mix with a flexible knife rather than a spoon, as the steel blade is colder than a spoon and also because the knife cuts and mixes more thoroughly. Turn out onto a well floured board; pat to 3/4" thick. Cut into rounds; put on a baking pan, being sure they don't touch. Bake at 425 degrees 12-14 min.
- Sweet Rolls:Make biscuits into a loaf; let raise. Roll out 1/4" thick; spread with a thick layer of butter, cover with sugar. Roll up and slice 1" thick. Let raise, bake at 350 degrees 20-25 min.
- Cheese Biscuits:Make Basic biscuits, adding cheese to the dough. Bake the same way.
- Parker House Rolls:Make biscuits except use 2/3 c. lowfat milk; add in sugar. Roll out 1/3" thick, cut into rounds, brush with butter, crease across centers; mix in half. Bake as directed.
- The chief requirements for "good biscuits" are:
- 1 A very soft dough, so soft as to be almost sticky.
- Very little handling because manipulation destroys their lightness.
- A very quick oven. If "biscuits" are not allowed to touch each other in the pan, they will be lighter and more delicate than when placed close together.
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