My biscuits, mama's way.

You've seen the biscuits seconds before they get devoured so how bout seeing them being made?

First off you need a pan, of course. Pour a little oil in the pan, enough to coat it but if you have extra that's fine because you'll pour the excess in with the flower. So you kind of what some extra.

About this much



Now dump some self rising flour in a mixing bowl. How much? Well...how many biscuits do you want?
I'd say maybe 3-4 cups? 5? How much does this look like?

I use this kind of flour because that what mama uses.



Now pour in the excess oil from the pan and some milk. But not a ton of milk, just enough to get a good mix going. Remember...you can always add milk, but you can not take milk out. Hmmm...well I guess you can always add more flour if you get to much milk. But anyway



Mix it all up adding milk as needed. You don't want a runny mixture. It's not cake batter. Think more along the lines of Play Dough, or putty.



Now the fun part. Spread out some of that flour on your counter. This is where the biscuits take shape.



Make sure you rub your hands good with the flour so the dough doesn't stick to them and plop it down on the flour. Smash it out to flatten but not super flat if you want thick biscuits. I guess we all have our biscuit thickness preference. I like big ole biscuits so I leave the dough about 1 inch thick maybe?




Looks more like a half inch to 1 inch thick perhaps.? Heck just spread it and start cutting.


Spread some flour over the top and start cutting. You can pretty much use any round thingy to cut with. I don't even know what this used to be but it's the biscuit cutter in it's new life.



Lay em in the pan as you go. The oil will pool on you but that's ok. When I lay the biscuits in I lay the first one right on top of the pool of oil and spread it around and then finish with it in the corner of the pan. Then continue until the pan is full. You will have to reshape the dough as you go. Keep your hands floured!



Preheat the oven to 400 and bake for roughly 20 minutes. When they look like this they are done.




Now you might be asking yourself why I don't have any exact measurements. Well the short answer is that's how mama taught me. The long answer is...that's how mama taught me. I've been eating mamas biscuits this way my entire life, and if by some accident I have kids they will eat them this way too.

Simple and delicious.

 

I guess I couldn't leave you without showing you one about to be devoured....

This is mama's homemade strawberry jam. My fridge is stocked.

 

Never saw a biscuit recipe without shortening or something cut in. Practically health food.

 

no salt?

 

White Lily Does make a great biscuit Jason

 

Flour and milk. A little oil. I don't even think you need the oil, but that's what I do cause that's what mama does.

I like simple things. They stay fresh and fluffy for a few days. You can even freeze them and they are still great once thawed.

 

I can't believe I said "flower" through this whole thread and you all let me!
I think I got them all changed.

 

Well...it is called White 'Lilly'.

 

Yeah that's what got it stuck in my head

 

Homemade biscuits. Homemade strawberry jam. Thank You! This should be required reading for anyone with kids.