Darn you, Fred! (Or possibly, thanks!)

[millan]

So, I finally tried making the Buttermilk Biscuits that Fred so kindly put a recipe of on this lovely board. I thought it would be nice to have something to nibble on when other people were eating those darn gingerbread cookies.

The first time, I miscalculated the amounts of baking powder (didn't have baking soda and trying to converse cups and tsp into dl whilst thinking how much baking powder to use instead made me take a wrong turn somewhere).
The biscuits poofed up very well, but tasted mostly of baking powder.

In my second attempt however, I calculated right, used normal milk and a fistful of cheese (slightly less milk than the recipe called for since I felt them on the verge of becoming too sticky).
I made them with tiny cookie cutters in the form of stars and hearts.
When they came out of the oven, I had to try one. Then two. Then I hunted down all that weren't perfectly shaped and ate those. Then I put the rest in a box and managed to put the lid on after taking only a couple more.

The next day I were at my mother's for dinner. I took the box with me and when it was time for dessert I opened it. Let's just say it was empty when I brought it home. (Yes, I had eaten most of them.)

Now I know what people mean when they say it's difficult to stop eating cookies!
I might have to watch my weight soon! ;D

So thank you, Fred! I think...

[millan]

We don't have buttermilk here in Sweden, at least not in any normal stores.
I've googled a bit and it seems to be similar to "filmjölk" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmj%C3%B6lk) a kind of soured milk, which is readily available here, so I might try substituting with that.
Or would plain youghurt work?

Well, I'll make some more tomorrow so I'll have a nice snack for New Year's. ;D

[colormist]

I think yogurt would be too thick. I've found a decent substitute recipe:

* Milk (just under one cup) (whole milk might be better)
* 1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Place a Tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.

2. Add enough milk to bring the liquid up to the one-cup line.

3. Let stand for five minute. Then, use as much as your recipe calls for.

I will also be making these buttermilk biscuits for New Years and will compare them to Bisquick biscuits to see if they're worth the extra effort.

[ljs678]

Thanks!

Will try that. I was wondering how to substitute for buttermilk as I haven't seen anything like it here in Switzerland either.

[meaniejean]

Ok, I'm jumping on the bandwagon and making some of these today. I just took a look at the recipe - can I substitute butter for the shortening? The shortening I have is some all-natural non-hydrogenated kind and every time I use it the result is yuck.
Can't wait to try these smothered in butter. Mmmmm, butter ...
Happy New Year!

[colormist]

I tried butter (real butter, not margarine) and they were fantastic. I made one batch and they were gone within 24 hours (all me, so sad). Then, I had all this leftover buttermilk, so I made a second batch and a batch of bisquick biscuits. The bisquick biscuits don't even compare. I can barely bring myself to eat them two days later.

As a side note, these biscuits of Fred's also work well as drop biscuits.

[meaniejean]

Finally made these tonight. I couldn't believe how easy and quick they were to make! Sadly, only 3 made it past supper so I will have to make more tomorrow ... sooooooooooo yummy. Can't wait to have an egg and cheese on one of these tomorrow morning!

I used butter and followed the directions for using plain milk - I used whole goat milk. Next time I am going to try souring the goat milk with vinegar first. Ya - I love this message board! Thanks, Fred!

[julienc]

I jumped on the biscuit bandwagon this weekend and made two batches (with buttermilk). They came out fantastic - so yummy!!

Alton Brown (Good Eats) has several biscuit recipes with all sorts of variations - adding yogurt, pesto, cheese, etc.

But for now I'm sticking with Fred's recipe. Yummy!!

[colormist]

Biscuits from Christmas. I actually had the restraint to take a photo before I ate them all. They didn't even make it 12 hours. I think I made around 2-3 dozen.

[julienc]

Nice picture Laura! My mouth is watering...