Being iced in this weekend, I did a couple of things I'm super proud of! I made my first homemade from scratch skillet biscuits! I had such a blast doing them! They needed to be cooked a little longer and I found them to be a bit bitter but everyone else LOVED them!
Old Fashioned Southern Biscuits
2 to 2 1/2 cups sifted self-rising flour
1/2 cup lard (or shortening)
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet or iron skillet. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Add lard and buttermilk. Start working the flour into the milk and lard, squeezing the mixture through the fingers until a soft dough is formed. This will be a sticky dough. Lift the dough from the bowl and place on a well-floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough and start folding, gently kneading and turning the dough until it is no longer sticky. Pat or roll the dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. Cut with a 2-inch cutter. Place on baking sheet or in skillet. Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield 8 to 10 biscuits.
Note: Instead of cutting the biscuits, many Southern bakers prefer to pinch off portions of dough, making balls about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. These balls of dough are placed in the skillet and pressed gently with the knuckles to flatten slightly.
I'll be making another recipe today and I'll let you guys know how that goes.
Even more cool, I made BUTTER! Yes, I said it. I actually MADE butter. I was amazed. And it is SO good. Like, I could have eaten it all by myself with nothing else good. I highly recommend everyone to give it a shot. I really do believe once in every woman's life they should have the feeling of "Holy #$&$*#^, I made butter!" I used the instructions found here
I posted this message on my FB status the other day:
PAY IT FORWARD 2011: I promise something handmade to the FIRST 5 people who leave a comment here. However, to be eligible, YOU must repost this status, offering something handmade to 5 other people. The rules are that it must be handmade by YOU and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011. Ready, set, GO!
and last night I decided each of my five people will get a jar of homemade butter with a recipe for biscuits attached. I think I'll make each person a different kind based on what I think they'll like. I have Tara (Honey Butter), Brittany (Garlic and Herb butter), Stephanie (Coco Butter), Ashley (Chili Butter), and Rebecca (sweet cream butter). I think it's something that not only they can enjoy now, but they can keep the recipe and hopefully always think of me when they look at it!
I'm working on more butter this after noon as soon as Randy gets home with the cream. So excited to try some new kinds!
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