Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 12 oz White Lily flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cream of tartar 3/4 ts Salt 3 oz Chilled lard 3/4 c Buttermilk; 1/4 cup more if ; necessary Flour Weigh out 12 ounces of flour and put it in a sifter. Add the baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Warm water (115) 1 pk Dry yeast 1/2 cup sugar 1 tb Salt 3/4 c Cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon soda 2 c Buttermilk 6 c Flour 3 tb Baking powder Mix together warm water, yeast, sugar and salt. When yeast is dissolved, add oil. Combine soda with buttermilk and add […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 2 tb Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter 1 c Buttermilk 1/3 c Sour cream 1 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Vanilla Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Combine remaining ingredients. Add to dry ingredients and […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Shortbread biscuits 1/2 pt Double cream 2 Punnets strawberries Icing sugar Start by making a coulis from one punnet of strawberries and approximately 2 or 3oz icing sugar by whizzing and then sieving. Set aside. Whip the cream. Slice or halve strawberries depending on their size. Place a shortbread biscuit on […]

Ingredients & Directions Nonstick cooking spray 2 c Self-rising flour; see * -Note 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Shortening 2/3 c Whipping cream 1 c Buttermilk 1 c All-purpose flour; (for -shaping) 2 tb Butter; melted * Note: A low-protein Southern flour like White Lily if possible, but any self-rising will […]

Ingredients & Directions === FOR THE BISCUITS === 1 lb All-purpose flour; plus 6 oz All-purpose flour 1/2 oz Salt 1 1/2 oz Baking powder 4 oz Sugar 3/4 qt Heavy cream 1/3 c Finely-sliced scallions === FOR THE GRAVY === 4 Pieces favorite sausage; -(links or patties) 1 tb Peanut oil 1/2 Spanish onion; […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Unsalted butter 1 Scallion; minced 1 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Sugar 1 1/4 ts Baking powder 3/4 ts Salt 3 tb Vegetable shortening 1/3 c Milk Preheat oven to 450F. In a small skillet or saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and cook scallion, seasoned with salt, until softened […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-Purpose Flour 1/4 ts Baking soda 3 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Shortening 2 ts Sugar 3/4 c Buttermilk 1/2 ts Cream of tarter 1/4 ts Salt Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tarter, soda and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture looks like course crumbs. Fashion a […]

Ingredients & Directions ———————SOURCE: EATING WELL MAGAZINE——————— These biscuits, from the late New York City chef and food stylist Sydney Burstein, contain almost no fat- yogurt has replaced both the butter and the liquid found in traditional biscuit recipes. They are crisp and nicely browned outside but moist inside. Note: You will need to make […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Shortening 3 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Cold milk 1/2 ts Salt In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients and sift again to mix thoroughly. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until well combined, but do not overwork the mixture. Even the […]