can any one please explain to me what the biscuits are that u get in America with breakfasts??

Question

what is a popular thing to eat with them?

Answer 1

Biscuits in North American usage

In American English, a "biscuit" is a small form of bread made with baking powder or baking soda as a leavening agent rather than yeast. (Biscuits, soda breads, and corn bread, among others, are sometimes referred to collectively as "quick breads" to indicate that they do not need time to rise before baking.)

Biscuits are extremely soft and similar to scones; in fact, many recipes are identical. In the United States, there is a growing tendency to refer to sweet variations as "scone" and to the savory as a "biscuit", though there are exceptions for both (such as the cheese scone). A sweet biscuit served with a topping of fruit and juice is called shortcake. In Canada, both sweet and savory are referred to as "biscuits", "baking powder biscuits" or "tea biscuits"; although "scone" is also starting to be used.

Biscuits are a common feature of Southern U.S. cuisine and are often made with buttermilk. They are traditionally served as a side dish with a meal, especially in the morning. As a breakfast item they are often eaten with butter and a sweet condiment such as molasses, light sugarcane syrup, sorghum syrup, honey, or fruit jam or jelly. With other meals they are usually eaten with butter or gravy instead of sweet condiments. However, biscuits and gravy (biscuits covered in "country-style" gravy) are usually served for breakfast, sometimes as the main course.

A common variation on basic biscuits is "cheese biscuits", made by adding grated Cheddar or American cheese to the basic recipe.

Large drop biscuits, because of their size and rough exterior texture, are sometimes referred to as "cat head biscuits".

Biscuits are now ubiquitous throughout the U.S. and feature prominently in many fast food breakfast sandwiches. The biscuit sandwich burst onto the scene primarily through the Hardee's chain of restaurants as an answer to the McDonald's Egg McMuffin. Along with the traditional country ham, Hardee's added sausage, cheese, eggs, steak, and even chicken to the breakfast bread. Breakfast biscuits are much bigger than ham biscuits, most as big or bigger than a typical fast food hamburger. In addition, biscuits are commonly found as a side dish at fried chicken restaurants such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bojangles', Church's Chicken, & Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits.

Answer 2

Buttermilk Biscuits

Makes 15
Buttermilk makes biscuits airy and tangy.

4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 cups buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 375º. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Add butter; using a pastry blender or two knives, cut mixture in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

2. Add the buttermilk; stir just until mixture comes together; batter will be sticky. Transfer to lightly floured work surface; use floured fingers to pat dough to 1-inch thickness. Use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter or cookie cutter to cut biscuits as close together as possible to minimize scraps.

3. Transfer to baking sheet; bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.

Note: Cheddar Mix-In: Add 3 cups (9 ounces) grated cheddar cheese to the butter-and-f lour mixture after butter has been cut in. Proceed with the remainder of the recipe.

Answer 3

It is a baking powder based bread that is generally eaten with butter, jelly or can be covered with a cream gravy. Also biscuits can be eaten plain with a non-breakfast meal such as fried chicken or as a desert with honey and butter on it.

Oh yeah and also it can be made into a breakfast sandwich with egg, ham (or bacon) and cheese in the middle of it.

Answer 4

pillsbury biscuits that come at supermarket in blue bag. For breakfast most americans have them with butter or jelly and a lot eat them under sausage gravey. I don't be eatin no gravy for breakfast though Yuck.

Answer 5

I'm not sure what you're asking. Most biscuits are made with a common base of flour, baking powder, lard or vegetable oil, salt, and water. They're just a nice substitute for toast, many would say.

Answer 6

They are flour, butter and milk which makes a light and fluffy almost muffin like "cake"...you know like a crumpet...only slightly different.
Go to McDonald's and order a sausage, egg n' cheese biscuit....take off the sausage, egg n' cheese and voilah! Biscuit!

Answer 7

not English biscuits, in the traditional sense of the word.

Think of a dinner roll, except make it more dense and heavy. Without the yeast.

Answer 8

Probably buttermilk biscuits, if you mean the flaky moist kind. Especially in the South or Midwest.

Answer 9

Buttermilk biscuits. Eat them with jam, butter, or gravy.

Answer 10

WELL BISCUITS ARE BISCUITS, BUT THERE ARE KOLACHES THAT YOU CAN GET BREAKFAST ITEMS IN EGGS, BACON, SAUSAGE, CHEESE...ETC...
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Answer 11

Not really sure what you're talking about. Perhaps they are buttermilk biscuits? Where did you have them?