buttermilk biscuits are best when made with lard

[SwampG8r]

i always have believed that because for some reason
the lard works less into the flour and it creates a flakey biscuit
i know that lard is really unhealthy but if i use it only in my biscuits i can rationalize it to myself



what?,,,,still GD-P?
oh...... sorry
what with every single chance to "win" being exhausted for hillary, i figured this would have been reverted to GD-Biscuits by now

ill check back again in a week or so

i sure do miss GD-Biscuits though
we were all in the middle of the "lard -good or bad in re buttermilk biscuits controversy" when they converted it to GD-P
ok well
let us know when your done?
and someone ...please?....wash the walls?

[JuniperLea]

1. Don't forget the floor too...

Lard makes tortillas better too.

But frozen butter mixed with the flour to make scones is the hot ticket! Flaky as the flakiest Obama or Clinton supporter here, I gar-on-tee!

[SwampG8r]

4. frozen butter

i never thought of that for biscuits
i do croissant with frozen butter sliced super thin

[spinbaby]

64. Oh, yeah, butter is great for biscuits

I do butter all the time. You can also substitute plain yogurt for the buttermilk. A variation I make when I have it on hand is a sourdough biscuit:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup frozen butter, grated on the coarse side of the grater

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup, more or less, thin sourdough starter

Work the butter into the dry ingredients with your hands, add the starter, stir until barely mixed. Pat out, cut into rounds, bake in a 400-degree oven until done.

This recipe makes nice yeasty biscuits. Very good stuff.

[ruby slippers]

81. can we still afford flour?

[PBS Poll-435]

2. Is this a threat on Hillary's thighs?

ALERTED!


:rofl:

[DerekJ]

3. ewwww -- LARD?!!

:puke:

[SwampG8r]

5. it maks the best biscuits

it just does

[gateley]

7. I've learned that since moving to NC. The BEST biscuits! nt

[yellowdogintexas]

10. and the very best pie crust too.

my grandmother's fried pies were never quite as good after she quit using lard.

I will say one of my aunts made some seriously flaky biscuits with regular shortening though oh man were they good.

[TheDoorbellRang]

12. AND the best piecrust

[shraby]

13. It makes the best pie crust too.

[tridim]

6. Lard is better for you than hydrogenated shortening

I always have a box of lard in my cupboard, there really is no substitute.

[AspenRose]

8. Flour tortillas, too

eom

[Writer]

9. Now I crave biscuits.

You suck!

[SwampG8r]

11. i suck or your sick addiction to biscuits makes you think i suck?

which is it?
and link please to prove your point?

[Writer]

58. They look buttery. I want to lick them.

[SwampG8r]

76. no link tho?

didnt think so

[Writer]

79. A link to me licking buttery biscuits?

Ummmm... let me check with Mr. Writer. I'll be right back. K?

[SwampG8r]

94. heres some links

[Writer]

95. You sick BASTARD!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. Plain biscuits or sausage biscuits?

Oh, I sure am a sucker for sausage biscuits.

But plain biscuits are good, too. Butter and some grape jelly--yum!

[SwampG8r]

15. by god

we may be able to do what the mods wont!
lets turn this back into GD-Bisuits!!!

who is with me?i have 6 kinds of jelly and apple butter!

[SwampG8r]

18. here you go

power to the bakers!

[Kali]

16. y tamales, tambien

[SwampG8r]

19. si se puedo

[AspenRose]

59. Christmas ain't Christmas unless there's tamales in my house

:9 :thumbsup:

[FatDave]

109. Can I come over next Christmas?

Tamales are probably my favorite thing that I don't know how to cook.

[Lucinda]

111. Tamales are insanely easy to cook.

You want a recipe?

[FatDave]

125. Hells yes!

I would love a good tamale recipe.

[Lucinda]

126. Cool. :)

Will send you a pm with my recipe!

[EmeraldCityGrl]

29. I keep lard in my fridge just for green chili tamales...mmmmm!

[JimGinPA]

17. You're Right - And I Developed An Affection For Biscuits & Gravy While Living In The South

K&R

[SwampG8r]

21. i had to make the gravy

enjoy

[JimGinPA]

23. Nice!

B-)

[SwampG8r]

24. knowwat that needs?

a nice bowl of pinto beans!

[JimGinPA]

26. Gotta Have Cornbread With Beans

[SwampG8r]

27. hang on i got some

[JimGinPA]

30. I'm Carb Loading Now!

:toast:

[Catherina]

34. It ain't cornbread without crackings.

Why are you guys doing this? This is torture right now! :rofl:

[SwampG8r]

46. cracklin bread it is then

[Catherina]

32. ! I'll be your bestest friend forever for one of those! n/t

[SwampG8r]

33. i got plenty!

[Catherina]

37. Yum yum! That looks delish! n/t

[sakura]

51. Yum... Can't get good biscuits and gravy this far north. nt

[juno jones]

67. Come a bit farther north, to B'ham

We make insanely good 100% homemade biscuits and gravy at our restaurant. Damn good cornbread and gumbo too.

[SwampG8r]

74. then you need this

[crankychatter]

20. old school lard with animal fat - not this vegetable oil fluff

makes better corn bread too

[SwampG8r]

22. right out of the skillet

[crankychatter]

25. dayum! that looks good

I can hear Mom now...

"Danny, have you ET YET?"

[SwampG8r]

28. here you go

someone wanted some of your cornbread so i brought you some of their beans

[Catherina]

35. Oh. I'm speechless from craving that.

I can practically taste it.

Where's the pot likker?

[SwampG8r]

39. i put extra in your greens

is mustard greens ok?

[Mother Of Four]

78. I make cornbread!

(Points at her goodie table from last Christmas)

Yes that IS my table, hubby just had to take a pic. I do it every year and his long distance family he has never believes him.



You can see it there...above the brownies and rum almond stuffed crescent bread- Next to the Banana bread and kiddy corner to the lemonaide cupcakes.

Theres a pumpkin pie in there, and uhm...I think the ambrosia salad was hiding.

[SwampG8r]

96. damn......yall see that?

she just beat my ass!

[Catherina]

31. So is fried chicken. I won't fry it in anything but lard unless

I want to splurge and then it's half lard, half butter.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Then you make the gravy with the drippings and serve it with lard bisquits.

I'm HUNGRY now!

[SwampG8r]

36. here yah go

[Bensthename]

40. delete that pic now

I am on a diet and that pic just made my stomach growl.. LOL,,, Aaaaaaa, that looks so good..

[Catherina]

41. Hurt me, hurt me but please be gentle!

That looks so good. I have to leave this thread because otherwise I'm going to cave in, go shopping and change toomorrow's dinner menu.

[SwampG8r]

48. i would go with that

whens the last time you sat down to a REAL dinner?

[TwilightGardener]

54. Oh my. That's food porn. Mmm.

[Catherina]

116. That was fun but I'm really in pain

I'm an emotional vegetarian who craves meat.

[northernsoul]

38. I'm pro-lard and I vote!

Not quite sure what the OP point was, just wanted to weigh in favor of good ol' lard.

[SwampG8r]

49. im just providing a place here where we can

at long last agree about some damn thing even if its only food
catfish dinner for you too

[cliffordu]

42. I use bacon grease in my Navy beans, too....gotta have it.

And real butter in cornbread

Man I love to cook that stuff....

[SwampG8r]

97. hi cliff

thanks for stopping by
here i got these only for you

[tabasco]

43. I likes me some o' them buttermilk biscuits. And French fry potatuhs.

[SwampG8r]

50. ok

[SwampG8r]

44. you can k&r this thread

and i will give you some pie if you do

[AspenRose]

69. No no no...FRIED PEACH PIE

Silly rabbit




:9

[SwampG8r]

73. yummy

thanks ive been cooking for everyone else and almost forgot to eat

[Cassandra]

45. When GD-P gets too much for me, I usually head over...

to the Cooking and Baking forum. Now I can have those needs met right here. Thanks; great post!

[la la]

47. aww geeze-

my arteries are closing as I read this---also giving me a lard ass.

been called that in my day!

:evilgrin:

[Moochy]

52. What about for Black Beans And Rice?

I have a choice between 2 tablespoons of butter or .... how much rendered lard? I'm going to try frying two pieces of good Niman ranch applewood smoked bacon.

best GD: P topic in days!!

[Moochy]

56. Ok, Answering myself

Yes. Yes, Yes. to Lard and Bacon in Black Beans and Rice. yum.
Eating a big bowl of it right now with hot sauce. yum!

[SwampG8r]

72. got you covered

[Steepler0t]

53. This thread is just plain

Making me hungry

Those biscuits look so good, 'specially the gravy and sausage ones.

[SwampG8r]

98. i got some just for you too

[Turn CO Blue]

55. ALERTED!!!!!!!1111!!!!2 Better with COLD BUTTER, lard-bot!

[SwampG8r]

70. i thought they

tombstoned you along with the rest of the butterbots!!

[Forkboy]

57. The power of Lard!

[SwampG8r]

99. nice pic

so i guess you dont mind using something squeezed out from under a cow?
these butter people will not quit
by every standard lard is better but butter wont shut up and admit its toast
here eat this you will feel better

[RichardRay]

60. Boiled in Butter, Covered With Gravy and Slathered With Cream

was the name of an Oregon Farm Cooking cookbook that my maternal grandmother and several other Oregon farm cooks memeographed up in the 60's. They said that if you worked that hard, you could eat that way.

[Radio_Lady]

85. Instant heart attack stuff. I'm staying away from it, but sounds good!

[SwampG8r]

92. we have healthy too

heres a nice salad
i like salad myself

[Radio_Lady]

103. Let's do lunch soon! Just add the arugula (if not there already), and I'll bring the wine!

:hi:

[Teaser]

61. I'm the one that said "just grab them in the biscuits".

.

[DefenseLawyer]

93. And they still won't let you back in Burger King! n/t

[Thothmes]

62. Also works well for peanut butter cookies.

[SwampG8r]

100. yum pb cookies

sealed with a kiss

[BlooInBloo]

63. Pfft. Everyone knows they're best made with cornflakes.

[SwampG8r]

71. sir excuse me

but this is GD-Biscuits
your comments would best be posted to GD-Cereals i think

[BlooInBloo]

82. :) Backstory, if you're not already familiar....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=961628

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3499154

[SwampG8r]

87. well crap

i missed both of those
that said


ahem...skinner?
any mention of chicken here is ancillary to the actual subject
which is biscuits
no intention of breaking the no chicken rules
i myself prefer my chicken smoke grilled not fried anyways

[LiberalAndProud]

65. Baking should be preceded by wall cleaning.

Washing walls is an easy task to accomplish but a time consuming one. You will need a large bucket with hot water, a cleaner with a degreaser in it (Mr. Clean, Pine-Sol), a mop with a sponge head, and lots of towels.

Pick a starting spot that you will recognize as such, like a corner. Soak the mop in the water and cleaner, squeezing out any excess and then simply mop the walls. Follow with a dry towel to wipe dry.


Get your priorities in order!

[juno jones]

66. I use lard in my biscuits as well.

Lard is no unhealthier than butter and is certainly better for you than the hydrogenated oils in vegetable shortening.

If you are interested check out Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions

http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211936866&sr=1-3

and Mary Enig Phd:

http://www.amazon.com/Know-Your-Fats-Understanding-Cholesterol/dp/0967812607/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211936866&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Fat-Lose-Healthy-Alternative/dp/0452285666/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211936866&sr=1-1


If you're still worried about lard, cocnut oil is a good substitute for shortening and lard (which is actually funny because corn oil shortening was developed as a substitute for coconut oils...).

[yellowcanine]

68. I prefer powdermilk biscuits from the big blue can. Heavens they're tasty!

Good with butter on them also.

[Rocky2007]

75. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a refreshing post. After reading each post I know what will be dinner tomorrow --- What a great thread!!!!

[SwampG8r]

77. glad to be of help

when GD-Biscuits returns
come see us

[iconicgnom]

80. Oh jeez, this's making me insane in hunger for biscuits!!!

[SwampG8r]

88. sorry sorry i was out

here you are

[Radio_Lady]

83. Come right over here and cook for me... I'm ready to be your "sous chef".

Signed,

Disinfected Doll

[SwampG8r]

89. i am a sous chef lol

sit down i have this left from last night
its turducken yumm yummm

[Radio_Lady]

105. That looks WONDERFUL. East Coast of Florida, huh? No problem. I'm putting you on my buddy list...

:loveya:

:loveya:

:loveya:

Yours is the best post of the GD : P, and you made my day!

And, now, back to MY regularly scheduled lunch of... leftovers.

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[Radio_Lady]

84. More than ten hours in GD : P without a locking post saying:

"Wrong forum" or "Between the deleted messages and the disgusting sub-threads, not too much content -- this is a flame-fest"?

I think you're on to something REALLY spooky.

:sarcasm:

[SwampG8r]

90. are you being mean to me

after i made you cookies?

[Radio_Lady]

104. No, sweetheart. I'm just teasing you... Cookies, huh?

I just looked at myself naked in a mirror. Wow!

Next Saturday is my 69th birthday... maybe the kids at my party will enjoy them!

:loveya:

[SwampG8r]

119. still not locked

i think i may have the new record

[Norrin Radd]

86. Kerrygold Irish butter.

[SwampG8r]

91. this is a pro lard thread please take your butter talk to the proper thread

have some cookies to take with you

[Norrin Radd]

110. Damn you! Now I want cookies!

[SwampG8r]

117. here you go

cookies for you too

[Norrin Radd]

127. Yum. And I'm vegetarian. Thanks.

[rucky]

101. Tortillas, too.

and refried beans.

and oreos.

I miss GD-PorkFat

[SwampG8r]

102. we aim to please

[phrigndumass]

106. LOL ... don't forget the baby

No good biscuit recipe is complete without the baby. And gizzards. With soy sauce and apple butter. mmmmmmm ...

[ieoeja]

107. I jokingly told some folk the other day, "I cook my sausage in bacon drippings."

Then I thought about that a second ... and remembered that I *do* cook my sausage in bacon fat.

Fortunately, I take enough blood thinner {cough, alcohol, cough) that I keep checking out really good. Big belly. But healthy blood tests.

[Max_powers94]

108. mmmm buttermilk biscuits

[SwampG8r]

118. nned butter for these?

[pkz]

112. I've won blue ribbons for my biscuits!

I won the ribbon two times at the huge county fair.

My secret~ Hudson Cream self rising flour

buttermilk
a tad of sugar
I use Cannola oil instead of shortening nowadays

I also make prize winnin' cornbread ;)

[SwampG8r]

120. mamaw?is that you?

[billyoc]

113. I am repulsed by this thread

but I can't look away...


:rofl:

[smiley_glad_hands]

114. When did biscuits ever win an election?

lol great thread, thx

[SwampG8r]

121. its true a biscuit has never won an election

but they sure do ENHANCE one dont they?

[slackmaster]

115. My grandmother made pie crusts with lard

Hers were by far the best of anyone in our family!

[SwampG8r]

122. wow this has been up for 30 hours

thank you all for having a good time

[madrchsod]

123. my gramma used to make everything with lard...

that was a long time ago....everything made from scratch

[SwampG8r]

124. i bet she knew how to make

red velvet cake

now you share if you eat all that you will get sick

[SwampG8r]

128. still in herehuh?

i really need to use the oven
sheesh

[SwampG8r]

129. anyone hungry yet?

[SwampG8r]

130. waffles tho are best with a liquid shortening