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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I have no idea why, but for some reason I just can't get a scratch biscuit recipe I like.
Though my last effort was undermined by a (I shit you not) 15 year old box of baking powder and a 10 year old can of cream of tartar. So I'm thinking maybe take another shot at that one. That baking powder has somehow survived 4 moves.
The problem is that I don't bake, my wife does. And ordinarily if I DO back, there's yeast involved so even shitty baking powder will rise with the good yeast I have for pizza dough.
But this didn't have any yeast in it and the baking powder was clearly dead. The cream of tartar is there as something of a catalyst as well and was almost certainly shot as well. So yeah...things didn't work out.
Think I'm gonna take another stab at it with fresh ingredients. Man, if I ever find a way to duplicate Hardees biscuits, Imma get REAL fat.
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Similar. My wife is on oven and mostly indoor cooking although I try and flex some on the gas cooktop with mostly sauces. Those were her preferred recipe which I find a bit dense for my wheelhouse. Seems biscuits can be super divisive. My ideal is a soft flaky biscuit with a crusty enough shell to withstand sausage gravy, piece of fried chicken with a mound of slaw or a minimum of bacon and eggs, which I'm discovering is easier said than done. Lot of these breakfast sandwiches places around here seem to be pushing out unsweetened scones fronting like biscuits which ruins it for me.