fluffy biscuits:
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
How to make fluffy biscuits:
Recipe
The secret's in the mix!
Biscuits from scratch require some special, yet easy, techniques, but they
are well worth the effort. For really light and fluffy biscuits, you need
to mix them just right.
It's very important to whisk the dry ingredients together once they're all
in the bowl. This way everything gets evenly dispersed: the baking powder,
salt, flour, etc.
The same goes for the wet ingredients. Mix those together in a separate bowl.
Once the dry ingredients are ready, form a "well" in the center. This
creates a space in which to receive the wet stuff. You can use a small
bowl, a large ladle, or your hand to do this.
Now, pour the wet ingredients into the well.
The mixing in these first two steps is crucial. Use a fork, and start by
gently pulling some of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients,
working your way around the bowl. At this stage you barely want to mix the
batter at all.
Now, gently knead the dough with your hands. The point is NOT to overwork
this dough. You're not trying to develop glutens as with a bread or pasta
dough. You simply want this biscuit dough to form a lump that barely holds
itself together.
Roll out the dough, and cut out shapes. I usually use a ring mold. Notice
the strata-like marbling through the dough. This is what you want to see.
To create this texture, you need to mix the biscuit dough only until it has
come together, and no further. These layers make biscuits rise up light and
fluffy.
There you have it! Nice biscuits that don't weigh you down.
A biscuit can be made out of almost anything, but they get a little more
complicated as you experiment. There are many types as well, but no matter
what kind you choose, it's always important not to overwork the dough.
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