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Jim Lane
 
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Default Old Fashion Biscuits

Linda wrote:

> "Irma" > wrote in message
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>>Hi Linda;
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>>This Biscuits are part of our "sweet bread" "pan de dulce" in Mexico,

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> since
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> "pan dulce" but not biscuits, not "old fashion biscuits"
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>>my Mamy was a kid, Biscuits are found in any backery in Mexico, and even
>>there is a house "Bisquets Obregon", that now has a lot of branches all

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> over
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>>Mexico city and some other states.
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>>If they came from another country, they have been adopted to our Mexican
>>kitchen long ago.

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> What part of Mexico are you from?
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>>If this group as far as I understand is to discuss and share Mexican food
>>recipes.

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> Yes it is, but IMHO "old fashion biscuits" don't qualify..
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>>I had problems with this recipe long ago and I asked in this very same

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>>about the recipe and Shelora, Arturo and Jerry helped me to figure out my
>>problem.
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>>Why you find this recipe out of place? Why you ask someone to post in
>>another group? just because you consider this recipe is not Mexican food?
>>But, what about the others reading this group?

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> Maybe you misread my post....I did not ask someone to post in another group.
> I merely suggested there might be a more appropriate group for "old
> fashioned biscuits"
> Go back and read again.
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>>By the way, I hope now you answer my post, since I have made some

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> questions
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>>to you before and you never answer.

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> Sorry, I don't recall that.
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> BTW, get out your Mexican cookbooks, and post a recipe for "old fashion
> biscuits" none of mine (and I
> have quite a few) have a recipe.
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> Linda
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>>Irma.
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>>"Linda" > wrote in message
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>>>Look Mr. A1, I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but there are

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>>>groups that would be more appropriate for this recipe.
>>>Try rec.food.cooking or alt.recipes, which are a couple. Honestly "Old
>>>Fashion Biscuites" are somewhat out of place here.
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>>>Linda
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>>>"A1 WBarfieldsr" > wrote in message
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>>>>Old Fashion Biscuits
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>>>>2 cups All-Purpose flour
>>>>2 Tbls. baking powder
>>>>1/2 Tsp. salt
>>>>1/2 cup lard
>>>>2/3 cup buttermilk
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>>>>Preheat oven to 450 F.
>>>>Put 2 Tbls. lard in a skillet and get it hot; grease the sides.
>>>>Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
>>>>Cut in the lard until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
>>>>Make a well in the center.
>>>>Pour the buttermilk in all at once.
>>>>Stir just until dough clings together.
>>>>Knead gently on a lightly floured surface for 10-12 strokes.
>>>>Roll or pat to 1/2-1 inch thickness.
>>>>Cut with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or big mouth jar, dipping the

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>>cutter
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>>>>into flour before each cut.
>>>>Transfer to the hot greased skillet, covering each biscuit with a thin
>>>>coating of melted lard.
>>>>Bake in a 450 F. oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
>>>>Makes: 10-12 biscuits.
>>>>Serve steaming hot with sweet butter and your favorite jam.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>William Barfieldsr
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And while the mouth is at it, he can put up his recipe for flan and not
some non-duplicable generalitites.


jim