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Default Buttermilk Biscuits, fool proof

On Mon, 28 May 2012 23:35:25 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 28 May 2012 19:50:58 -0700, Me-an Hugh wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 28 May 2012 18:25:12 -0700, wrote:
> >>
> >>>These are the biscuits Squeaks usually makes for me when I visit.
> >>
> >>>Work chilled butter into dough with pastry blender.
> >>
> >> And if you don't HAVE a 'pastry blender'??

> >
> > Buy your biscuits in the blue tube.
> >
> > I'd answer your question but I know you're not sincere about wanting
> > an answer.
> >
> > -sw

> I'll answer. If you don't have a pastry blender, you can just arm yourself
> with two plain old table-setting knives (that won't cut much of anything).
> Hold one in each hand and do a criss-cross sort of cutting. The vital
> detail in the recipe is the lack of saying what sort of flour. Obviously
> (maybe) self-rising is not called for but there's a heap of difference in
> the varieties and results. Polly


Or use the ten pastry blenders you were born with.

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