KLogan8388
Assistant Cook
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- Mar 23, 2008
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I have recently been trying to make biscuits and I just can't seem it hit the mark. I have tried twice with two different recipes and two different flours. The results both times were nearly the same, with slight flavor differences. The biscuits look right, but the flavor, texture, and smell is off. The texture of the biscuits is crumbly instead of flakey. The texture is more cake like than biscuit like. The taste is slightly bitter with a noticeable wheaty taste.
And the smell is also wheaty. Below are the two recipes I've tried.
2 C. Flour (Unbleaced, Unenriched All Purpose Hodgson Mill Brand)
4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
3/4 tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Butter
2 Tbsp. Crisco
1 C. Buttermilk
450 15-20min.
2 C. Flour (Bleached All Purpose Gold Medal Brand)
2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
1/2 C. Crisco
3/4 C. Buttermilk
500 8-10min.
With both of these I first throughly mix the dry ingredients. Then I add the crisco/butter which I work together with my hands until it is nearly worked together. Then I add the buttermilk and work together just until I can from the batter (maybe 20-30secs.) After that I throw that batter on my floured countertop and push it together for maybe 30-45 secs. I don't knead it I just push it into a big ball then I roll it out to about an inch thick. Then I cut the biscuits out and throw them in the oven.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
K.
And the smell is also wheaty. Below are the two recipes I've tried.
2 C. Flour (Unbleaced, Unenriched All Purpose Hodgson Mill Brand)
4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
3/4 tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Butter
2 Tbsp. Crisco
1 C. Buttermilk
450 15-20min.
2 C. Flour (Bleached All Purpose Gold Medal Brand)
2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
1/2 C. Crisco
3/4 C. Buttermilk
500 8-10min.
With both of these I first throughly mix the dry ingredients. Then I add the crisco/butter which I work together with my hands until it is nearly worked together. Then I add the buttermilk and work together just until I can from the batter (maybe 20-30secs.) After that I throw that batter on my floured countertop and push it together for maybe 30-45 secs. I don't knead it I just push it into a big ball then I roll it out to about an inch thick. Then I cut the biscuits out and throw them in the oven.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
K.