Best Great Grannys North Carolina Biscuit Pudding Recipes

BISCUIT PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• (Optional) If using a meringue: In a large mixing bowl beat the egg whites until nearly stiff. Add the sugar slowly while continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Set the meringue aside.
• In a separate large mixing bowl, crumble the biscuits until they are coarse crumbs. (Start with 6 biscuits and add more if needed to get the correct texture.)
• Add the milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar, and butter to the crumbled biscuits. Mix well. If needed, add additional biscuits one at a time until a mushy texture is achieved - not too thin, not too thick.
• Transfer the pudding to a well-buttered round casserole or baking dish. Top with the meringue, if using.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the meringue is a rich, golden brown and the pudding is creamy but set.
• Note: If you chose not to use a meringue, dot the top of the pudding with two tablespoons of butter about halfway through cooking.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving.

MY GRANNY'S OLD-FASHIONED BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heavily grease a large cast-iron skillet or biscuit pan and set aside. (I prefer the cast iron skillet).
• 2. Put the flour into a large bowl and add lard/shortening.
• 3. Cut into flour using the usual pastry method.
• 4. Add buttermilk and mix with fork or hands.
• 5. Mix into a light dough.
• 6. Turn dough onto a floured board and knead a couple of times.
• 7. Pat dough to flatten to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter, cut dough into biscuits.
• 8. Place cut biscuits in the prepared pan.
• 9. Pour melted shortening/butter over each biscuit.
• 10. Bake for about 13 to 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan and place into a covered container and allow to steam for about 5 minutes. You may also brush melted butter over top prior to steaming (if desired).
• 11. Serve hot with butter, apple butter, jellies, jams, honey, or anything else that you like.
• 12. Special Note: I didn't have a biscuit cutter, so what I did was open both ends of a 4-ounce sized mushroom can, washed and removed the label and it works perfectly.

MAMA'S COLD BISCUIT PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Bake and completely cool biscuits. Cut each biscuit into four even pieces. Place into a large mixing bowl. Mix milk, sugar, eggs, salt and cinnamon (nutmeg) until well blended. Pour over biscuit pieces and allow to biscuits to absorb as much liquid as possible. Fold in raisins. Pour into a 9x13 buttered baking dish. Drizzle melted butter over pudding/biscuit mix.
• 2. Bake until knife inserted into pudding comes out clean. Serve warm with or without choice of sauce (below). 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.
• 3. VANILLA, LEMON OR NUTMEG SAUCE In a saucepan mix together 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Gradually stir in 2 cups boiling water. Boil 1 minute stirring constantly. Stir in 4 tablespoons butter. Add for vanilla sauce; 1 teaspoons vanilla, for lemon sauce; 2 teaspoons lemon juice with 1 tablespoon lemon zest or for nutmeg sauce; 2 teaspoons nutmeg. Keep warm until ready to serve.