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Who knows what it is -- group think? that phenomenon where women who live together tend to menstruate together? -- but every so often, a bubble of similar recipes pops out of my favorite food blogs, without prompting, no Bread Baking Babes, no Tuesdays with Dorie, no Daring Bakers required. Recently? Biscuits, baby, we're crazy for 'em.
Good biscuits are as much a journey as a destination. First, you must know your biscuit style, tall and flaky? rich and dense? barely sweet or slightly savory? It's okay to say "yes, please" to each objective and then develop a coterie of recipes. Here's a start.
A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen ~ Buttermilk Biscuits
"A few months ago my grandson tugged on my shirt early one morning. He proceeded to tell me that he was hungry for “briskcus”. Unclear as to what he was saying, I asked him to repeat his request again. Still unclear we went another round or two when it dawned on me what he wanted. Oh, you want Mimi to make you “biscuits”? Yes, “briskcus”. Well, I am so glad that you like my baking; let’s go make some right now." ~ Kim Morgan Ross
Phe.Mom.enon ~ Perfect Buttermilk Biscuits
"I have finally found and tweaked the perfect biscuit recipe! This may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but I have been on a serious biscuit craving hunt for years!" ~ Holly the Phemom
Just Baking ~ Rosemary Biscuits
"I know it’s really not polite to brag, but I make delicious biscuits. They’re everything a biscuit should be- flaky, moist, salty, crumbly but not too crumbly. They’re perfect." ~ Elena Rosemone for Just Baking
Garden of Eating ~ Sweet Potato Biscuits
"Although I am not southern, the appeal of biscuits is far from lost on me. Soft, bready, and short, I think they are good on their own with a little butter or as a way to sop up extra gravy or sauce as part of a meal." ~ Eve Fox
Everybody Likes Sandwiches Dill, Red Onion and Cheese Drop Biscuits
"There are a few dishes that I make over and over again. The ones requiring a recipe are taped to the side of my fridge. The list includes ... and now there's this biscuit. I originally spotted the recipe on Bread & Honey and since then, I've made it countless times ..." ~ Jeannette Ordas
Baker's Banter The Original Sausage Cheese Biscuit. Scone. Biscuit. Whatever.
"Here in America, scones and biscuits are pretty much the same thing (we’ll leave Great Britain out of this discussion for the time being). Scones are basically a dressed-up biscuit: sweetened, often including extras (nuts, chips, fruit), and usually cut in wedges, rather than circles. But in the end, butter-enriched, baking powder-leavened siblings under the skin." ~ PJ Hamel for King Arthur Flour
STILL MORE BISCUIT RECIPES
Baking Bites ~ White Whole Wheat Biscuits
"Most biscuits I come across are made with white flour, either an all purpose flour or a cake flour (or other low-protein flour) in the hopes of producing the most tender biscuit. While I would never turn down a perfectly made biscuit, it is nice to know that you can still make delicious biscuits using whole grain flour without sacrificing taste or texture." ~ Nic Weston
The Kitchn ~ Two-Ingredient Biscuits
"We were browsing through AllRecipes, and this recipe for two-ingredient biscuits came up very highly ranked. We were skeptical: how good could they possibly be? Well, the reviews were almost uniformly positive: cooks loved them! They said that these biscuits were light, fluffy, and so, so easy. What were the secret ingredients? Two staples of old-timey kitchens: self-rising flour, and cream." ~ Faith for The Kitchn
STILL in SEARCH of PERFECT BISCUITS? Try these tips!
SlashFood ~ great tips for biscuits
Dorie Greenspan ~ biscuit tip sheet
And you?
And you, are biscuits in your recipe repertoire? Leave a recipe or a link to a recipe in the comments!
BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg has yet to match her mother's perfect homemade biscuits but manages decent loft with Best Shortcake Biscuits for Iowa-style Strawberry Shortcake.
