Homemade Biscuit Mix
Lately I’ve been craving some of those stick-to-your-ribs comfort food recipes that my Nana used to make. You know - the ones made with the bicuit mix in the yellow box? We don’t eat that stuff because it’s basically a science experiment. In fact, we don’t eat anything that is made with shortening or margarine - it’s terrible for you. I went online to see if I could find a substitute recipe. Nothing without shortening.
So I developed a recipe that will work very nicely. It’s made with butter, and you MUST keep it refrigerated. I use all organic ingredients. It yields about 12c. of mix. You could even freeze this if you don’t often use biscuit mix. With a family my size, I have NO trouble using this in short order. Now haul out the ‘yellow box’ cookbook and use your homemade organic mix to whip up some comfort food recipes! ***remember to substitute real food with the funny stuff!
Homemade Biscuit Mix
9 c. organic flour (Bob’s Red Mill or Arrowhead)
1 T. Kosher salt
2 c. butter
1/3 c. baking powder
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. organic sugar (Rapadura will make your mix a little darker)
October 24th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
I totally would go with the butter–I love butter!–but if you want better-for-you shortening, without the transfat, Spectrum makes a terrific shortening that’s just palm oil. You can find it here on this webpage: http://www.spectrumorganics.com/?id=87
and it’s carried at natural food stores.
October 24th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
I’ve heard of Spectrum and we can carry in our store. I’ve never used it, though. I have a horror of ’shelf stable’ fats and have been afraid to try it.
I’ll have to investigate further!
Blessings,
Nissa
October 27th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Oh, I was just going to give the suggestion for Spectrum Shortening but Elizabeth beat me to it. You keep it in the refrigerator. There’s another brand http://www.earthbalance.net/ Earth Balance which is nonhydrogenated. We choose these because we have milk allergies in our house.
October 27th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
We have found that Coconut Oil works fairly well in place of shorting!
Stephani
Lookout Mtn. GA