SHIVER ME TIMBERS wrote:

> Folks.... I'm at my wits end.
>
> I want biscuits.
>
> I've tried Bisquik.... Or however they spell it on the box, and the
> results are terrible.
>
> I've tried mixing it so it's fairly dry and doesn't stick to the
> fingers, I've rolled it and compressed it.
>
> I've made them thin and I've made them thick
>
> It doesn't seem to matter what I do or how I cook them.
>
> They wind up crumbly and raw in the middle.
>
> I cook under high heat with the rack in the middle and cook them in a
> pyrex baking dish.
>
> When I notice them starting to brown on the bottom I turn the oven to
> broil so they will brown on top. If I don't they burn on the bottom and
> are basically white up top.
>
> 400 degrees at ten minutes..... I should be so lucky.
>
> I have to cook these puppies for at least twenty minutes before they
> brown up.
>

I always make them from scratch using the Better Homes and Gardens recipe,
and they always turn out. The dough should be pressed out until it is
about 3/4" thick and then cut with a biscuit cutter without turning. Cook
them at 450 for 12-14 minutes. Cook them on a metal baking pan, not in
pyrex. If you want them to be soft, cook them together, but if you want
them to be crusty and flaky place them far enough apart on the baking pant
that they won't touch while cooking.