Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good biscuit. My love for biscuits started as a young girl . Every year we would take a visit to my grandparents home in Nashville, TN and among other delicious Southern fare, my grandmother's biscuits were my favorite. At that time there were about 12 family members who gathered at the table, and on Sunday morning Alice Walker, my grandmother, would put on a show! Who knows what time she actually woke up to get started? I have always been an early riser, and by 8am she already had several batches of biscuits ready. Soft, flaky, melt in your mouth , perfection. My grandmother used lard in her cooking in those days and I enjoyed every bit. She must have made hundreds of biscuits, because I recall eating several at a time. These days I do things differently. I only make about 2cups worth of biscuits, because I could easily eat 5 to 6. So, if I limit my batch I do not exceed three biscuits at a time.
This is my adapted recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, "The Joy of Cooking".
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
4-6 TBL melted butter
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp baking soda
cook at 450 degrees F
time to cook 8-12 minutes
Yields approx 9-12 biscuits depending on size.
I mix everything together at one time and just go forth. I like to use a glass turned upside down to make the circular cut outs of dough. This makes a fairly uniform biscuit. Enjoy! Afer eating this meal incorporate some form of movement. Go on a walk, jog, or do yoga.
