i just made buscuits for my fist time, they came out flat and really dry tasting! very salty, and crumbly too! what did i do wrong? the recipie was very simple!!
2007-11-03 12:16:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
hold on im posting the recipe
2007-11-03 12:16:25 · update #1
2 cups self-rising flour [unsifted]
1/2 ts baking soda
1/2 cup firmly packed lard
1 cup butter
3/4 cup buttermilk
place flour and baking soda in a large bowl, add lard and butter, then using a pastry blender, or two butter knives cut the lard into the dry ingredients to the consistancy of uncooked oatmeal
drizzle with buttermilk, stirring briskly with a fork, continue to stir unti soft dough forms
knead 5-6 times. roll out to 3/4 inch thick. cut into rounds , place on baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart.
bake 15-18 minutes.
i followed the eczactly accept i substituted in crisco for lard.
2007-11-03 12:22:08 · update #2
Buisquick is a good option, or finding a recipie made for shortening/butter will turn out better than substituting crisco for lard.
I don't like cooking with lard myself. Kind of grosses me out.
2007-11-04 04:39:41 · answer #1 · answered by bneffer2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have had too much flour. Even though the recipe calls for unsifted flour, you still should fluff the flour up with a fork in the container before measuring it. Flour can become very compact. Be sure you don't push it down in the measuring cup but simply place it in the cup lightly. If it was too salty , that may have been the difference in using lard and Crisco. Check the Crisco can and see if it has salt added. Next time use unsalted butter to cut down on the salt.
Once you add the liquid, which is buttermilk in this case, you must work quickly because the liquid activates the leavening agent in the self-rising flour and the soda and you want to get them in the oven as soon after that as possible. Knead gently, not like you would dough for a loaf of bread.
2007-11-03 12:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by whatever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IDK!!!!
I am not that good a cook. I jsut use Bisquick straight out of the box and works all the time.
2007-11-04 08:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by MaterialMu$e 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont think you did anything wrong it might just be that recipe . try bisquick next time . I prefer to use bisquick . it is alot easier honey . I am sorry yours turned out bad . good luck and god bless.
2007-11-03 12:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use the bisquick but instead of using regular milk, add buttermilk instead.
2007-11-03 13:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋