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Er I think he means cowboy biscuits, like small dampers cooked in a iron frying pan
http://www.recipekey.com/therecipes/Cowboy-Biscuits
some use sourdough but I think baking powders the norm. Often used for mopping up gravy.
no sugar or butter involved.
atb
tom
http://www.recipekey.com/therecipes/Cowboy-Biscuits
some use sourdough but I think baking powders the norm. Often used for mopping up gravy.
no sugar or butter involved.
atb
tom
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It's a soda scone. Nowt wrong with ham on that. Better still with bacon. When I worked with the 'doon-hamers', a fried soda scone was a regular thing with the bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Fried tattie scone, maybe, but I hadn't thought of the others.
Big soda scone hot off the girdle, split and filled with jam. Mug of cha and it's great
M
Big soda scone hot off the girdle, split and filled with jam. Mug of cha and it's great
M
Thon biscuit's a scone
Dead pig on a scone
M
Oh Toddy,
Savoury scones are my favourite, a warm cheese scone with melted butter
, The café in the next village make braw cranberry, spring onion and cheese ones that go perfectly with a cup of strong tea. Slaverin' thinking about it!
Ah, but, a good cheese scone's a work of art Add some mustard, or a wee tate nutmeg, and it's awfully good
Just never though to add meat to it.
I suppose we could make crumbled bacon and fried onions in one too though.
M
Add some mustard, or a wee tate nutmeg, and it's awfully good Just never though to add meat to it.
I suppose we could make crumbled bacon and fried onions in one too though.
M
Thon biscuit's a scone
Dead pig on a scone
M
Nah. Much lighter and fluffier than a scone. If you think the ham's unusual you should see the other ways we eat them:
Biscuits and gravy, usually sausage gray or tomato gravy (tomato gravy made from a roux of bacon grease and flour)
Breakfast sandwiches with bacon, sausage, egg, or various combinations thereof:
I'm surprised you haven't seen them before as they're a staple for McDonalds breakfast menu. Not as popular as the McMuffins, granted (at least not up north) Well, at least the sandwich types are a staple at MD's. They don't offer the gravied ones. But many, if not most other fast food places and almost all regular sit down (all the good ones) do
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Nope. Ordinary, everyday American biscuits baked in an oven. www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/biscuits-recipe.html Some recipes use sweet milk (ordinary, whole fat milk) while others use buttermilk. And yes, they can be sourdough biscuits.
The recipe you linked is the same thing, but the designation "cowboy" biscuit is just a marketing gimmick.
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Ah - two Nations divided by a common language
US UK
Biscuit Scone
Cookie Biscuit
Candies Sweeties
The list goes on.....
US UK
Biscuit Scone
Cookie Biscuit
Candies Sweeties
The list goes on.....
Ah - two Nations divided by a common language
US UK
Biscuit Scone
Cookie Biscuit
Candies Sweeties
The list goes on.....
Close John. We have scones here also (although they're not as popular) But there some difference between them and our biscuits.
Oi! I'm a Scotswoman....my scones are light and airy; it'd be an insult to suggest they were stodgy.
I don't eat at McDonald's or the like, so I haven't seen their 'biscuits'.
They sound more like our soda bread tbh.
cheers,
M
I don't eat at McDonald's or the like, so I haven't seen their 'biscuits'.
They sound more like our soda bread tbh.
cheers,
M
Yeah. Your soda bread is the closest comparison. Our biscuits are usually smaller though.
All things are relative Mary. I'd never intentionally insult your cooking. Well, "never" might be an exaggeration; I'd definitely do it in jest. LOL. But not in seriousness.
That said, do y'all use the same punishment we do for those who complain about the cooking?
He who complains first, is the new cook.
A quick word of advice for anybody who might try the recipes for American biscuits: as stated, some recipes use regular milk while others use buttermilk. IF you use buttermilk, you'll also need to add a bit of baking soda to the baking powder (bicarbonate of soda) to counteract the acidity.
Most recipes that specifically call for buttermilk will have already accounted for this.
Most recipes that specifically call for buttermilk will have already accounted for this.
I suppose the "cowboy" bit refers to them being done in the pan, although you'd think most chuck wagons would have a Dutch oven. I do mine in a Aussie camp oven when out. Never done them in a open pan. Mind you even bannock dos better in a oven than on a hot rock or frying pan.
http://www.southernmetalspinners.com.au/camping-page.html
To be honest I prefer cornbread.
Nice to see even ASDA is stocking buttermilk now.
The kids love damper, especially the sweet sort with dried fruit.
http://australian.food.com/recipe/aussie-damper-sweet-or-savoury-you-decide-460606
ATB
TOM
http://www.southernmetalspinners.com.au/camping-page.html
To be honest I prefer cornbread.
Nice to see even ASDA is stocking buttermilk now.
The kids love damper, especially the sweet sort with dried fruit.
http://australian.food.com/recipe/aussie-damper-sweet-or-savoury-you-decide-460606
ATB
TOM
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I think you're right on pretty much all points. I like both biscuits and cornbread. Biscuits for breakfast (and occasionally at other meals)
But CORNBREAD! Now that's excellent with chili, soups, veg that have a lot of pot liquor.
Do you also make hushpuppies?
Hushpuppies
The basic recipe is to use your cornbread batter, form small balls with it (about a teaspoon full of batter each) and drop them in hot oil to deep fry. You can mix various things into the batter: finely diced green onions, garlic, grated cheese, cayenne pepper, etc.) they're usually served as a side dish with fried fish or any seafood.
Seen here with fish fillets http://awomanreading.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/fried-fish-and-hush-puppies.jpg
The basic recipe is to use your cornbread batter, form small balls with it (about a teaspoon full of batter each) and drop them in hot oil to deep fry. You can mix various things into the batter: finely diced green onions, garlic, grated cheese, cayenne pepper, etc.) they're usually served as a side dish with fried fish or any seafood.
Seen here with fish fillets http://awomanreading.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/fried-fish-and-hush-puppies.jpg
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