[Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
Zealand/Aussie friends.]

I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit dough is,
and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet. So I bought
some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as directed. I promise,
you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of those biscuits at you unless
you were wearing a padding and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.

If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
with these?

I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the brand
name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's

Jill

>Subject: Frozen Biscuit Dough
>From: "jmcquown"
>Date: 11/8/2003 11:28 AM Mountain Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>[Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
>Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>
>I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit dough is,
>and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet. So I bought
>some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as directed. I promise,
>you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of those biscuits at you unless
>you were wearing a padding and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>
>If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
>biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
>with these?
>
>I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the brand
>name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>
>Jill
>

I have tried the hockey puck biscuits too and they are not good, and have
found that I may as well go ahead and make myown.
Rosie

jmcquown wrote:

> If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
> biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
> with these?


I don't prefer Frozen Biscuits - but having been served them I've never
had a problem with them being too hard or inedible... They actually
*are* a comparable substitute for fresh biscuits as opposed to "canned
biscuits" which is an entirely different beast altogether...

~john!

--
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away...

levelwave writes:
>
>I don't prefer Frozen Biscuits

Of course not... unless yer tawkin' ice hockey they'd bust yer friggin'
hillybilly choppers.


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jmcquown wrote:
> [Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
> Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>
> I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit dough is,
> and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet. So I bought
> some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as directed. I promise,
> you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of those biscuits at you unless
> you were wearing a padding and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>
> If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
> biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
> with these?
>
> I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the brand
> name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>
> Jill
>
>

I've had bad luck with frozen biscuits -- they turn out better than mine.
;-) I'm not sure which ones though, Wife usually buys them, and some brands
or varieties are much better than others. Seems like one package turned
out hard and dry, but all the others were perfect.

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> [Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our
>> British/New Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>>
>> I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit
>> dough is, and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking
>> sheet. So I bought some and tried it. I preheated the oven and
>> baked as directed. I promise, you would *not* have wanted me to
>> fling one of those biscuits at you unless you were wearing a padding
>> and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>>
>> If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of
>> Pillsbury biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else
>> have better luck with these?
>>
>> I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under
>> the brand name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> I've had bad luck with frozen biscuits -- they turn out better than
> mine. ;-) I'm not sure which ones though, Wife usually buys them, and
> some brands or varieties are much better than others. Seems like one
> package turned
> out hard and dry, but all the others were perfect.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

This brand is Mary B's Buttermilk Biscuits. But according to the folks at
the little store down the street, they started using them rather than making
biscuits from scratch for their breakfast buffet. Cuts the prep time down.
They brush the baking pan with butter and then lay the biscuits down. When
the biscuits come out of the oven they are risen and fluffy looking. Then
they brush the top with melted butter. Sorry, but when I tried them they
just came out like hard lumps of dough. Besides, their biscuits aren't
nearly as good now that they are using the frozen dough stuff.

I'm not advocating canned biscuits. I much prefer the following recipe when
I have the time:

1/3 c. shortening
1-3/4 c. all purpose flour
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk or buttermilk

Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl then stir in milk or
buttermilk until you have a thick dough. Pat your hands with flour and
flour your counter. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and knead
briefly. Roll out the dough and cut with a floured drinking glass or
biscuit cutter, about 3 inches in diameter. Place on a lightly greased
baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and brush
melted butter over the tops.

Jill

"jmcquown" > writes:

>If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
>biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
>with these?

Try the Pillsbury frozen biscuits. They outclass all other frozen biscuits.
And they're FAR superior to any "roll of dough" or canned biscuits, which to me
taste like plastic.
For a mix, try BixMix if you can find it, Martha White mix as a second choice.
They're both available in little packets..
Nothing's as good as homemade.

Connie
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On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 12:28:18 -0600, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>[Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
>Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>
>I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit dough is,
>and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet. So I bought
>some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as directed. I promise,
>you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of those biscuits at you unless
>you were wearing a padding and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>
>If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
>biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
>with these?
>
>I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the brand
>name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>
>Jill
>

May have been old. I lost a bag in the freezer for nearly a year and
rediscovered them last month.

If they'd been cookies I'd have said they maybe rose a bit much.

As biscuits I'd have said they were trying to disguise themselves as
crackers.

We've gone through several brands and the ones we get from the
SuperWalmart are the best. One of the few things I actually prefer
from there.

I like them mostly because they're quick and I can bake only the
number I want instead of having to bake an entire tube.

......Alan.


--
Curiosity killed the cat -
lack of it is killing mankind.

(A.T. Hagan) wrote in
:

> On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 12:28:18 -0600, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>[Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
>>Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>>
>>I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit
>>dough is, and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet.
>>So I bought some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as
>>directed. I promise, you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of
>>those biscuits at you unless you were wearing a padding and a
>>face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>>
>>If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of
>>Pillsbury biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else
>>have better luck with these?
>>
>>I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the
>>brand name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>>
>>Jill
>>
>
> May have been old. I lost a bag in the freezer for nearly a year and
> rediscovered them last month.
>
> If they'd been cookies I'd have said they maybe rose a bit much.
>
> As biscuits I'd have said they were trying to disguise themselves as
> crackers.
>
> We've gone through several brands and the ones we get from the
> SuperWalmart are the best. One of the few things I actually prefer
> from there.
>
> I like them mostly because they're quick and I can bake only the
> number I want instead of having to bake an entire tube.
>
> .....Alan.
>
>
> --
> Curiosity killed the cat -
> lack of it is killing mankind.
>

I agree... The only ones I've tried were from a SuperWalmart and they
are the next best thing to home made biscuits. I can bake a mean
biscuit, but these are really convenient and no one would ever mistake
them for those out of a tube.

Wayne

Uh, further on biscuits... When I make cornbread dressing, I also mix in
some crumbled day-old biscuits instead of using bread or breadcrumbs.
It's a much better texture and flavor. My grandmother and mother always
did this and we prefer it.

jmcquown > wrote in message
.. .
> [Biscuits as in bread biscuits, not sweet biscuits for our British/New
> Zealand/Aussie friends.]
>
> I heard a number of people talking about how great frozen biscuit dough
is,
> and how easy to simply pop into the oven on a baking sheet. So I bought
> some and tried it. I preheated the oven and baked as directed. I
promise,
> you would *not* have wanted me to fling one of those biscuits at you
unless
> you were wearing a padding and a face-mask! Hockey-puck city.
>
> If I'm going the "quick biscuit" route, I'd rather buy a roll of Pillsbury
> biscuit dough. Or make them from Bisquick. Anyone else have better luck
> with these?
>
> I do like frozen bread dough which I find at the supermarket under the
brand
> name of Rich's. Tastes almost like Grandma's
>
> Jill
>
>
The Pillsbury frozen biscuits (not in a roll) have been very good - flaky
and soft. Had good luck with their dinner rolls as well. I bake them up in
a toaster oven. Like that I can make only 1 or 2 at a time.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

I also love the Pillsbury Home Baked Classics. They come inButter,
Buttermilk, Cheddar and Southern. I can't decide which I like best but
I'll never make another one from scratch and I'm kinda a biscuit snob!!