Basic Biscuits
A recipe with video
This is a very easy and simple recipe. I will sometimes get a wild hair and add cheese, chopped chives, or other things like chopped cooked bacon, but this is the base recipe I use all the time.
Basic Biscuit Recipe
Preheat oven to 425F
2c all purpose flour
1/3 c lard
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Cut the lard into the dry ingredients until it is about the size of peas. I like a pastry blender for this. Slowly add in the milk, stirring, until a very stiff batter is formed.
Turn out onto a floured surface and pat or roll to about an inch thick. Cut with a downward motion, do not twist your cutter.
Bake for 15-20 minutes. They are done when golden-brown on the top. This makes about 7 biscuits, depending on how large you cut them. Serve hot!
I acidulate my milk with a teaspoonful of lemon juice, the acid activates your leavening agent.
Note that you may need a little more, or a little less, milk depending on the humidity and flour condition.
I've always used vinegar to acidify my milk. I wonder now if using lemon juice might add a little extra flavor?
Love my dutch ovens. Have 4 or 5 (8 qt to maybe 20 qts in size) used to do bread in them. Some good chili might have been made also.
Making me want to drag cast iron out. Dont use it much any more due to weight hurting wrists now. Have some great cast iron pie pans i would make chicken pot pies 🥧 in. I need to make a post about cast iron. I have a chapter in a book ive been working on for a decade already done on cast iron and care and feeding of same.