Chickahominy House Square Biscuits
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1⁄4 cup lard
- 1 cup buttermilk
directions
- *Lardis the shortening used for these biscuits.
- If using another shortening, increase amount to 5-6 tbs.
- Into a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- With a knife or pastry blender, cut in lard until mixture is the consistency of cornmeal.
- Handling as little as possible, mix in buttermilk.
- On a floured board, roll or pat out with hands until 1/2" thick.
- Cut into 3" squares.
- Arrange in pan and bake in 425F oven until golden brown, about 15 min.
- Serve hot from oven.
- Makes 12.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bliss
United States
The little cutie here is Martha, the sweet lady I was blessed to have worked with for two years. Martha passed away on 12/3/08. Martha and I would ride endlessly during the holidays, and she would sing carols and laugh and just enjoy it so much. I know this holiday season, she will be with her brother, son and mother and finally be "home". Martha, I still love you more.
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I'm a simple girl, born of good stock. I'm the mamma of two spoiled tuxedo cats: Beauregard and Patches (the one who's been drinking eggnog). They love cuddling together, and this picture is taken on my hall steps.
I'm a firm believer in LOA. I need to get more dedicated to daily practice. Below is a film that explains it, and is wonderful. I highly recommend it.
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This is Beau enjoying his computer. He's quite good at deleting messages, making the desktop disappear (as is his brother). Their path to the window is over my keyboard.
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This is Patches, planning his strategy to keep me awake, but cuddling his sock baby and trying to be cute to throw me off.
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Beau works a long week. He's relaxing finally, after a beer.
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I'm trying to figure out my new rating system. As of 10/1/06, this is how I'll rate recipes. I will be changing some previous reviews.
5*~~Outstanding recipe--the best of the best here.
4*~~Something I find delicious; will make often; would serve to guests.
3*~~Something I might fix again; enjoyed; needed something added before I try again
2*~~Something I could finish, but would never try again, regardless of additions or subtractions
1*~~Could not finish it; would not even make possums suffer with this (I haven't found many of these--only one of my own that I grabbed from the internet!!)
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