On Apr 16, 3:46*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> On 4/16/2011 1:48 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:29:58 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > > *wrote:
>
> >> I learned this trick from The Two Fat Ladies: *Freeze the butter. Cut
> >> off the required amount (plus a tad more) and grate it on the large
> >> holes of a box grater. The dad more is to compensate for what gets stuck
> >> in the grater.
>
> >> I have used this method for pie crusts and biscuits and find it's the
> >> easiest way to get the butter into tiny bits.
>
> > Have you ever made pie crust in the food processor? *I freeze or at
> > least partially freeze the butter first anyway. *Same with biscuits,
> > use the FP to cut in the butter and they turn out fantastic.
>
> Do you have a recipe for this method? *I haven't had a full-sized FP for
> a while and someone just gave me one.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. *Cooking does.

I've been meaning to try http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-...biscuits-26110

Jerry
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