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If you like biscuits to rise up, place them close together in the pan. If you place them far apart they will spread out and not rise so much.
Home Made Biscuits
By James Carroll
1. 2 cups All purpose flour + a little to flour the work surface
2. 1 teaspoon sea salt
3. ¼ teaspoon baking soda
4. 1 tablespoon baking powder
5. 1 tablespoon olive oil (running over)
6. Crisco
· Grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet with Crisco shortening.
· Set oven temperature to 475 degrees.
· Install your dough hook on the stand mixer.
· Place the ingredients 1 through 5 into the mixing bowl.
· Mix on medium high until the dough balls up
Empty your dough out onto your floured surface and kneed for about seven or eight times. Shape into a log 8 inches long. Pinch off 1 inch of the dough and roll it with your hands into a ball and place into the skillet, then repeat seven more times. Pat the dough down so that all the edges are touching. Place the skillet into the oven for about 12 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown.
While the biscuits are cooking is a good time to clean up the mess, because when the biscuits get done you will want to dig in while they are hot.
Buttermilk
If you want to make your own buttermilk as I do, you will need to purchase your first Cultured Buttermilk to get started. After your first batch, save back one cup of the buttermilk you made to start your next batch.
Mix 1 cup Cultured Buttermilk with a half gallon sweet milk, shake well and store in a warn place for 24 hours. I use the top of my electric water heater but I would not use a gas water heater as that would be too hot. That stuff is good to drink too! It is good for your stomach.
Pan Pizza
By James Carroll