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I need a good biscuit recipe for flaky biscuits

Posted on 8/14/13 at 7:49 pm
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49625 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 7:49 pm
I can get a decent fathead although the ones I made the other morning didn't rise and my baking powder was current. I want to make a really light flaky one that I have never been able to do.

So tell me. What do I do?
Posted by StinkDog12
TW, TX
Member since Nov 2006
4753 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 7:56 pm to
I'm not a big baker but to me I've seen it on cooking shows where chilled butter cubes were used to make pastries and biscuits flakey....
Posted by vilma4prez
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 8:09 pm to
Four cups Pioneer biscuit mix
Two cups buttermilk
1/3 lb margarine.

Melt margarine. Use some to coat baking sheet
The rest add in bowl with other ingredients.
Don't over mix.

Coat your hands with a little of the Pioneer flour and form golf size balls. Set them closely touching each other on the sheet pan.

Any extra space on pan use a coffee mug to pin biscuits together.

Bake at 315 degrees for about 15 minutes. Or tops are a golden brown.

I believe popeyes puts a dash of sprite in theirs. Feel free to try.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49625 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 8:42 pm to
I had a so called Popeyes recipe years ago and it had a cup of 7-Up in it.
Posted by LSULacey
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
740 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 8:48 pm to
John Besh's Angel Biscuits are divine... cold butter and the folding/rolling technique makes them flaky

Angel Biscuits

Serves 12


1 package active dry yeast
5 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup (2 sticks) butter

1.Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the buttermilk and dissolved yeast and mix well. Using a pastry knife, cut the butter into the mixture.

2.Since this makes a light, fairly wet dough, sprinkle 1/2 cup of flour on the counter before you roll out the dough.Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Fold the two sides in, making a triple layer of dough. Cut the dough into 3-inch circles or squares. Place on a nonstick baking sheet, cover loosely, and refrigerate overnight.

3.The next morning, preheat the oven to 400°. Bake for 15–20 minutes, until golden brown.
Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
Member since Jan 2012
10507 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:12 pm to




No, seriously !

Posted by fatboydave
Fat boy land
Member since Aug 2004
17979 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:22 pm to
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49625 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:32 pm to
Not a fan of the Mary B's.
Posted by Lee Chatelain
Official TD Sauces Club Member
Member since Oct 2008
12252 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:52 pm to
quote:

OldTigahFot


I have to agree.
Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins
Lake Charles
Member since Apr 2010
19013 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:14 pm to
quote:

OldTigahFot


I like the Grands bags.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52212 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:22 pm to
Mary B's are. Very good...especially at the camp. The boys love the "buttery" style.
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 10:23 pm
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52212 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:26 pm to
OP, the above recipe speaking to the folding of the dough is the trick to a flaky biscuit, though I haven't tried it. That layered technique is the key. I
I'm a cathead cook myself, as was my mother, and her mother, and my dad's mother.
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 10:31 pm
Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins
Lake Charles
Member since Apr 2010
19013 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

Mary B's are. Very good


I don't know that I've ever run across these. I'll have to check them out if I can find them.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52212 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:33 pm to
They are better than 98% of our homemade biscuits.
Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
Member since Nov 2007
22710 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:35 pm to
:kige:
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52212 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:41 pm to
We need to get together for a post hunt breakfast t my place in Jones. Let me know when you want biscuits. Maybe we can even stir up a limit of ducks to make a gravy.
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 10:45 pm
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61451 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 10:42 pm to
Found these the other day at SAMs



Son of a bitch, they are good too

Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
20187 posts
Posted on 8/14/13 at 11:14 pm to
This is a good thread and I love me some good biscuits. There are other good breads to be sure. But if biscuits don't go with whatever you're eating, IMO you're eating inferior food.
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 8/15/13 at 6:54 am to
Low protein flour (White Lily, for example) is essential to a good biscuit, and traditional cooks like self rising flour, though its not strictly necessary if you sift the baking powder with the flour thoroughly.. If you like em flaky, try freezing a stick of butter, then grating the frozen butter onto the flour, stopping to stir the butter bits into the flour every few grates. A splash of cider vinegar helps to tenderize, and mixing with a light hand is also important. Finally, use heavy cream instead of milk. All of this will get you in the realm of flaky, but technique is the most important part....look up some videos for biscuits and pie crust making to get a feel for the kind of mixing, rolling, and layering needed.

Most people's biscuit dough is too dry or over mixed after the liquid is added.
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