Biscuits From The Frying Pan Its Quick Time Food

STOVE TOP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in margarine with a fork, pastry cutter, or your fingers.
• Stir in milk.
• Form dough into 12 biscuits.
• Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in an iron skillet over medium/low heat.
• Fry half of the biscuits for about 6 minutes on each side, and drain on paper towels.
• Repeat with 2 more tablespoons of margarine and remaining dough.

SKILLET BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Cut in shortening or butter.
• Add and lightly mix buttermilk.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead gently for 1/2 minute.
• Pat the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
• Cut with a biscuit cutter (or knife, depending on what shape you like).
• If you want to bake the biscuits, bake 10-12 minutes at 450.
• For skillet biscuits:.
• Cook the biscuits on a lightly greased hot skillet/griddle about 1 inch apart.
• Use your best judgement as to the heat - I generally use a more moderate flame and brown biscuits 3 to 4 minutes each side, though the original recipe says to brown them for 5-7 minutes each side over high heat.
• As mentioned above - the biscuits will not be light and fluffy like with baked biscuits - so don't wait for them to rise and be puffy. They will be more dense.
• The best approach is to keep an eye on them and turn them when they are browned and dry-looking on one side before turning them over.

FRYING PAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in heavy skillet. Add slightly beaten eggs. Stir in dates, sugar, salt and vanilla. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until thick and well blended.
• Have ready crisp rice cereal and chopped nuts in large bowl. Stir cooked mixture into them until coated.
• Chill. Put by teaspoonful on cookie sheet. Chill again. When cold roll in crisp rice crumb and coconut mixture or powdered sugar.

QUICK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To the bowl of a food processor, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Pulse until combined. Add the butter pieces and process until mixture resembles fine meal. With the machine running, add buttermilk and process just until dough comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a board and knead briefly; do not overwork dough, or biscuits will be tough. With a rolling pin, roll dough out to a 1-inch thickness. Flour a 1-inch round cutter, and then cut out biscuits and transfer to a sheet pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 24 hours. Brush tops of biscuits with milk. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until lightly golden on top.

BISCUITS FROM THE FRYING PAN? IT'S QUICK TIME

Steps:

• Prepare biscuit Mix according to directions. Use a little less water than called for and leave mix fairly dry.
• After well mixed pour into pan and flatten with spatula
• Fry on medium heat and remove pan from heat every minute or two to keep from over browning or burning. It's still cooking while off the heat momentarily.
• After mixture is firmed up somewhat and browned on underside place paper dish on pan and flip biscuit to plate. Slide the uncooked side into frying pan and brown second side.
• Again remove from heat for a a short time now and then to prevent over browning or burning.
• Remove from heat and let cool for a minute, Slice into squares or pie shaped pieces and serve. These go fast at the campsite. Great with Camp Stew or Biscuit Gravy poured over them.
• Got your own favorite biscuit recipe. You don't have to deprive yourself of them while camping. Give this a try. Make a practice batch in the kitchen so you are a pro when you get to camp and it counts.

QUICK BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour and cream. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead for 5 minutes or until no longer sticky. Roll dough to a 1/2-in. thickness. Cut into 2-1/2-in. biscuits. , Place in a large ungreased cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet. Bake at 450° until golden brown, 8-10 minutes.

SMALL-BATCH BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt to combine. Add the cold cubed butter, and toss until each cube is well coated with flour. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Make a well in the center of the bowl, and pour in the buttermilk. Use your hands or a silicone spatula to mix the ingredients together until they form a homogenous dough. (It will look quite shaggy.) If the dough is not coming together, add more buttermilk by tablespoons.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Toward the end of chilling, heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 9-inch square baking pan, a 9-inch round cake pan, an oven-safe skillet or a baking sheet.
• On a lightly floured surface and using floured hands, pat the dough into a rectangle 1/2-inch thick. Fold the dough in quarters. Using floured hands, pat the dough out again to a square about 1 1/4-inch thick.
• Cut the square of biscuit dough into four even pieces. Transfer the biscuits to the prepared pan in a cluster, with about 1/2 inch of space between each biscuit.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the egg wash over the surface of the biscuits, and bake until deeply golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool at least 10 minutes before carefully separating and serving.