The shortening can be replaced with butter of margarine. One can replace buttermilk with regular milk or you may add a teaspoon of vinegar to the milk which will make it curdle.
No, milk is thicker than water it will dry out the biscuits. Yes, but you would have to add in some other form of fat like butter, margarine, or shortening.
You can use any favorite recipe with shortening, you just use 1/4 more than with pure shortening.
You can use extra buttermilk to make pancakes, biscuits, salad dressings, marinades, or even as a tenderizer for meat.
No because the ingredients do not change their shape.
The secret to making grandma's buttermilk biscuits delicious is using cold ingredients, handling the dough gently, and baking them at a high temperature for a golden crust.
When you make biscuits you cut in the shortening, this process is what makes your biscuits light and airy. Once that is finished you add your liquids, stir minimally and then knead the dough to bring it all together. Using oil in the same mixture is more likely to produce a watery batter that can not be kneaded. It might produce an acceptable pancake batter but not a buscuit.
You can use expired buttermilk in baking recipes like pancakes, biscuits, or cakes, as the acidity can still help with leavening. Just make sure to check for any signs of spoilage before using it.
To make a delicious and traditional recipe using old fashioned buttermilk, you can try making buttermilk pancakes or biscuits. These recipes typically involve mixing buttermilk with flour, baking powder, salt, and other ingredients to create a tasty and fluffy dish. You can also use buttermilk in marinades for fried chicken or as a tenderizer for meat dishes. Experiment with different recipes to find the one that suits your taste preferences.
Any solid shortening will work. The finished product will vary a little bit in flavor, but should be acceptable. For tea biscuits, I would use butter or margarine for flavor. Crisco or other vegetable shortening will work but I would stay away from animal fats.
They are large buttermilk biscuits that are roughly the size of a cat head. Fortunately, cat heads are not an ingredient in the recipe. The term originates from the US Carolinas region.
One popular recipe that calls for self-rising flour is Southern-style buttermilk biscuits. The self-rising flour already contains baking powder and salt, so you just need to add buttermilk and butter to make the dough. Cut out the biscuits, bake until golden brown, and enjoy with butter or jam.
There are many good buttermilk recipes. Among them are southern biscuits, new potato salad, instant pancake mix, hushpuppies, simple homemade pancakes, and fried chicken.