I'm calling this a no recipe biscuit because I really make them without any recipe, just an idea of what proportions of what are needed to have a yummy biscuit. The only constant is around 2 tsp of baking powder.
During our storm this week (I know, I'm talking about it again, but we just broke a snowfall record and I got two whole days home from work out of it) I would hurry off to the gym early in the morning only to return starving. My darling other half can not cook. Will not cook-- honestly, I'm kind of happy with it-- so when I return home and he's still asleep, I know I've got to whip something together. From the time that you procure the ingredients, preheat, mix and bake, it takes about 10-15 minutes tops.
I think the basis of this recipe or proportion comes from a biscuit topping that I put on vegetable stew, but who knows. These are drop biscuits, so once you mix the batter you simply drop spoonfulls onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Here's the basics:
2 cups some flour combination
2 tsp baking powder
salt
about a cup of liquid
1/4 or 1/3 c of an oil/lipid of some kind
HI. That's it. My favorite combo was one I made yesterday. These were the lightest, fluffiest, most delicate biscuits I'd ever had. I think. The cake was only lightly flavored so it really showcased the add ins:
2 cups all purpose white flour
2 tsp baking powder
salt
1 cup soy milk
1/3 cup olive oil
-after mixed I added in freshly grated Parmesan cheese and quite a few cranks of the old pepper mill. Parmesan peppercorn biscuits if you will. Yum!
Mmm, I miss biscuits! I wonder if I can do these in my Dutch oven?
ReplyDeleteWe're going to make these this afternoon!
ReplyDeleteMade them for breakfast...mmmm. We're going to play around with the different (vegan) ingredients. We enjoyed them!
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