American Biscuits

PiKe · 30 Nov 2018 at 22:03

Is there a way to make these with easy to obtain ingredients from the large supermarkets?

I've read that they are basically scones without the sugar, is that correct?

decmatt · 30 Nov 2018 at 22:22

I've used this before http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/34749/american-style-buttermilk-biscuits.aspx

SoliD · 1 Dec 2018 at 13:19

Why would you want to.

PiKe · 1 Dec 2018 at 13:23

Just curious to what they're actually like.

robj20 · 1 Dec 2018 at 15:12

Scones without sugar. So savoury scones.
Americans love to thing everything is done by them first.
I love cheese and onion scones.

Kutter · 2 Dec 2018 at 18:08

They are very tasty when made correctly. Having just moved to the south, its what every one eats down here.

D.P. · 3 Dec 2018 at 08:05

Scones without the sugar, which they typcially cover in honey or dip in some hideous white concoction they refer to as gravy but resembles congealed monkey vomit.

jpaul · 3 Dec 2018 at 08:28

There is a bit of an analogue to the humble english dumpling, used in stews absorbing the meat juices ...
made without that white shortening (what is that? trans-fat?) you see on US tv shows when making Biscuits.

...we are still waiting for the Pikes homemade picture

I buy buttermilk for a much more eligible USA contender - pancakes

Lima · 3 Dec 2018 at 09:48

It really winds me up for some reason. Takes up room on the plate, tastes awful and does not compliment anything. Never understood the whole American ‘biscuit’ thing. You order something like bbq ribs and fries and it arrives with a stupid big square of bland cake ~~biscuit.~~

D.P. · 6 Dec 2018 at 13:30

jpaul said:
There is a bit of an analogue to the humble english dumpling, used in stews absorbing the meat juices ...
made without that white shortening (what is that? trans-fat?) you see on US tv shows when making Biscuits.

...we are still waiting for the Pikes homemade picture

I buy buttermilk for a much more eligible USA contender - pancakes

Yeah, one thing the americans got right was buttermilk pancakes. British style pancakes are just terrible in comparison.

robj20 · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:29

D.P. said:
Yeah, one thing the americans got right was buttermilk pancakes. British style pancakes are just terrible in comparison.

British pancake, what's that then. Do you mean french crepe that we call pancakes.
Nearest thing British would be drop scones, or the scotch pancake is what the Americans make with tweaks.
Again Americans love to think they invented everything.

jpaul · 6 Dec 2018 at 23:02

robj20 said:
Again Americans love to think they invented everything.

are they just left with coca-cola as their contribution to world cuisine ?

American pancakes could be contender on my death row breakfast/puddings ( original thread there?)

jpaul said:
- continuing to perfect the 'short stack' buttermilk, some khorasan (!), w/ whipped-cream+Kirkland condiment