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.

I don't have a pastry blender so I use a balloon whisk and just
"pounce" it up and down and around.

>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
I used organic all-purpose flour. I wouldn't use self-rising because
the recipe calls for baking powder and baking soda, but maybe that's
just me.

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