While I consider my Momma to be the finest cook in the Southeast, there is one thing that has always eluded her in the kitchen: The homemade biscuit. Her battle with biscuits is the equivalent of my battle with Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Anyways, I decided (with no training or any idea what I was doing) to attempt to make homemade biscuits.
I headed out to Bi-Lo and stocked up on the following:
White Lily Self Rising Unbleached Flour
Whole Buttermilk
Salted Butter
I took 2 cups of flour (and a pinch of sugar) and sifted it with a whisk (I don't have one of those fancy sifters) and then cut up cold butter (1/4 cup) and chopped it in with the the flour. I then added 3/4 cup of cold buttermilk - slowly - and constantly stirred it until it became a sort of 'ball'. Then I took it out of the bowl and plopped it on to my floured (and very clean) counter. I kneaded it a few times. I flattened it out to about 3/4 an inch and cut those babies out! I put them on a greased pan (made sure they were touching) and brushed the tops with melted butter. I slung them in the oven on 450 for 10 minutes.
(I know, I need to clean my oven.)
While I waited I mixed up some of Ben's favorite gravy and cooked up some ground sausage.
Then the ultimate test: The hubs and Isaac gave them a try... (That's right, I had two test subjects... two that are NOT prone to lying and are very picky.)
They passed the test!
I CAN MAKE GOOD HOMEMADE BISCUITS! (I ate one myself - that's how I know.)
Yes, the finished product... biscuits and sausage gravy.
Hardee's, eat your heart out.
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