Best Mississippi Biscuits Recipes

SANDY'S MISSISSIPPI DELTA CATHEAD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Blend above ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Dump a hand full of flour on a pastry cloth or whatever.
• A brown paper sack also works.
• Newspaper also works just fine.
• Dump the blended dough onto the flour.
• Pour a dash of oil into your skillet and smear it around with your fingers.
• Coat the inside of the skillet and the palms of your hands with oil.
• Knead the dough for about 30 seconds, rolling it in the flour and thickening it.
• Halve the dough.
• Halve it again, making 4 pieces of dough.
• Roll each piece of dough between your hands, making it into a ball, then put it in the skillet.
• Use a spoon or a pastry brush and put a little oil or bacon drippings on the top of each unbaked biscuit.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Broil/toast for 1 or 2 minutes.

MISSISSIPPI BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then work in lightly the lard and mix with sufficient milk to make soft dough. Roll thin, cut into biscuits with small cutter and bake in a quick oven.

MISSISSIPPI DELTA CATHEAD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Step #1: Blend above ingredients in a mixing bowl. Step #2: Dump a hand full of flour on a pastry cloth or whatever. As you can see, I use a brown paper sack. Newspaper also works just fine. Step #3: As in the top photo, dump the blended dough onto the flour. Step #4: Pour a dash of oil into your skillet and smear it around with your fingers. Coat the inside of the skillet and the palms of your hands with oil. Step #5: Knead the dough for about 30 seconds, rolling it in the flour and thickening it. Step #6: Half the dough as in the middle photo. Half it again, making 4 pieces of dough. Step #7: Roll each piece of dough between your hands, making it into a ball, then put it in the skillet. Step #8: As you see me doing in this photo, use a spoon or a pastry brush and put a little oil or bacon drippings on the top of each un-baked biscuit. You're ready to start cooking. Preheat oven to 350° Bake 25 minutes at 350° Broil/toast for 1 or 2 minutes Enjoy!