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MOM'S BISCUITS
Mom's Biscuits
Mom made biscuits often as we all enjoyed chicken gravy over biscuits in the long NY winters. Dad always told her they did not taste like his Mom's biscuits. During one of Dad's many lay offs lard was..
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INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 12 -15
- Servings: about 24 biscuits
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes
- 4 c Flour
- 6 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 c sugar
- salt
- 1/2 lb lard (can use Crisco)
- 1 1/2 c milk or buttermilk
DIRECTIONS
Mix dry ingredients together. With pastry blender cut in lard till size of small peas. Add milk and stir till moistened. Pour out onto floured board and knead several times. ( 10-15 times ) Pat dough out to desired thickness (1/2”) and cut biscuits. Bake at 400 12-15 minutes
RECIPE BACKSTORY
Mom made biscuits often as we all enjoyed chicken gravy over biscuits in the long NY winters. Dad always told her they did not taste like his Mom's biscuits. During one of Dad's many lay offs lard was included in a food package we received. Mom made the biscuits with the lard and Dad had nothing but praise...tasted just like he remembered from his Mom's cooking!
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Nov/13/2009 04:11 pm claire
Of all the biscuits there are I chose "momcammer's", for her parents story. It's so touching!! Then I baked them. I never bake with lard, the thought groses me out. But her Dad is right!! And now this litle Canadian wants to hang out in New York. Thanks Carly.
Of all the biscuits there are I chose "momcammer's", for her parents story. It's so touching!! Then I baked them. I never bake with lard, the thought groses me out. But her Dad is right!! And now this litle Canadian wants to hang out in New York. Thanks Carly.
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