On 4/16/2011 2:58 PM, Jerry Avins wrote:
> On Apr 16, 3:46 pm, Janet > 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
> --
> Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.

Thanks, Jerry.

Sounds like that method would work with just about any kind of biscuits..

BTW, (I think I might have asked this before) Do you or did you live in
Kendall Park, NJ? I used to have a neighbor named Jerry Avins, whom, I
believe was an engineer, too.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.