Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 5 Long green chiles (Anaheims) 6 tb Unsalted butter 1 lb Firm, smoky ham, trimmed, -cut into 1/4″ cubes 1/4 c Unbleached A-P flour 5 c Milk, 2{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} ok 1/2 ts Salt 8 Freshly baked Masa Biscuits, -(recipe), split In the open flame of a gas burner or under a pre-heated broiler, […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 3/4 c Unbleached A-P flour 1 1/2 c Masa harina de maiz 2 tb Plus 1 ts baking powder 1 ts Salt 4 oz Unsalted butter, well-chill -cut into small pieces 1/2 c Solid vegetable shortening, -well-chilled, cut into -small pieces 2 c Cultured buttermilk,chilled Position racks in the upper and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Active Starter 1 c Milk 2 1/2 c Flour 1/3 c Lard or Shortening 1 tb Sugar 3/4 ts Salt 2 ts Baking Powder 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1/4 ts Cream Of Tartar At bedtime make a batter of the half cup of starter, cup of milk, and 1 cup […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Baking powder drop recipe 2 tb Orange marmalade After Baking Powder Drop Biscuit dough has been dropped onto cooky sheet, make a small dent in top of each. Add a dab of orange marmalade. Bake. Two Tablespoons marmalade are sufficient for the whole recipe. Yield: 9 to 10 biscuits Yields 9 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Butter (or marg.); softened 1/2 c Orange marmalade 2 c Biscuit mix 1/2 c Water; cold Combine butter and marmalade, mixing well; spread mixture evenly in a greased 8 inch square baking pan. Combine biscuit mix and water in a medium bowl; stir vigorously until a soft dough is formed. […]

Ingredients & Directions ———————–BASIC BISCUIT BAKING MIX———————– 9 c Flour; sifted 1/3 c Baking Powder; double -acting 1 c Nonfat Dry Milk plus 2 tb Nonfat Dry Milk 4 ts Salt 1 3/4 c Vegetable Shortening Stir baking powder, dry milk and salt into the sifted flour. Sift all dry ingredients together until well mixed. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Missouri mix 1/4 c Water or more as needed Stir mix before measuring. gradually add water until a soft dough forms. turn out onto a floured board. Knead ten times. Roll or pat to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. Cut out with a floured biscuit cutter. Bake on a […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 3 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 6 tb Vegetable shortening 2/3 c Buttermilk HEAT THE OVEN TO 450F. Sift the flour with the baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in the vegetable shortening until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir in the buttermilk […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c All purpose flour 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Shortening 1 c Milk or buttermilk Nathalie Dupree’s Matter of Taste Cookbook and they are really good and easy too! Preheat oven to 450 to 500 degrees. Sift 2 cups of flour with the baking powder and […]

Ingredients & Directions MARTHA WHITE’S SOUTHERN SAMP—– 8 c Martha White Self-Rising — Flour — sifted 1 c Shortening Cut shortening into flour with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature. Mix will keep up to 4 months. To prepare biscuits, preheat oven […]