Cathead Biscuits?

[Rick Butler]

All this talk on Pow Wow about breakfast foods has got me wanting to try these biscuits.  Any one got a good, easy recipe?  I'd kind of like to try 'em in my Dutch Oven on my next camping trip.

[gblrklr]

The easiest recipe that I know of is to use 2 cups of bisquick, 1/2 cup of sprite and 1/2 cup of sour cream.  Bake them at 425-450 for 8-9 minutes or until they are brown.  They aren't home made for the purists, but they sure are good, particularly when you put melted butter on top before you bake them.

[Bill Turner]

Some good eating there. Nothing like biscuits in a dutch oven on a camping trip. Little honey and butter on the side. You should be good all day.

[Ric O'Shay]

Try this:

2 cups all-purposed flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (NOT OIL)
2/3 cup milk

How to make it:

    * Preheat oven to 425
    * Mix dry ingredients in large mixing bowl
    * work in shortening with a pastry blender until you have a fine, irregular mixture of small crumbs.
    * Add milk all at once and stir with fork until dough comes together.
    * Turn out on lightly floured surface and GENTLY knead dough no more than 12 or 14 times. This is the critical step. If you over knead you will develop the flour gluten and have tough biscuits.
    * Pat dough lightly until it is slightly more than 1/2 inch thick
    * At this point you can squeeze off dough about twice the size of an egg to form each biscuit. Kneed scraps together and form a couple of extra biscuits.
    * Place at least one inch apart on ungreased baking or cookie sheet.
    * Bake for about 15 minutes until puffy and browned.

 They are called "cat head" because each biscuit is about the size of a cat's head....DUH!

[Somersetstickbow]

My mother taught me that if you are going to make home made biscuits that you have to use White Lilly flour.

I do think that it makes for a great biscuit.

We've made about 35 quarts of apple butter from our orchard this year. It is by far my favorite thing to top a good biscuit with.

[JMartin]

"They are called "cat head" because each biscuit is about the size of a cat's head....DUH!"
Thanks for clearing that up Ric......I just got through re-reading the coyote recipe thread, then I saw Cat head biscuits........Man, I was raised in the sticks, but I draw the line on some things! By the way Ric, that recipe of yours is real close to my granny's. Great eatin.

[Buckskin57]

Thats funny JMAR I hadthe same thought at first.      

[swamprat26]

Originally posted by Ric O'Shay:
Try this:

2 cups all-purposed flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (NOT OIL)
2/3 cup milk

How to make it:

    * Preheat oven to 425
    * Mix dry ingredients in large mixing bowl
    * work in shortening with a pastry blender until you have a fine, irregular mixture of small crumbs.
    * Add milk all at once and stir with fork until dough comes together.
    * Turn out on lightly floured surface and GENTLY knead dough no more than 12 or 14 times. This is the critical step. If you over knead you will develop the flour gluten and have tough biscuits.
    * Pat dough lightly until it is slightly more than 1/2 inch thick
    * At this point you can squeeze off dough about twice the size of an egg to form each biscuit. Kneed scraps together and form a couple of extra biscuits.
    * Place at least one inch apart on ungreased baking or cookie sheet.
    * Bake for about 15 minutes until puffy and browned.

 They are called "cat head" because each biscuit is about the size of a cat's head....DUH!

We tryed them the other morning, they were great, thanks for sharing

[TREESLEEPER]

I will try the bisqik,sprite,sour cream recipe. I am courious.

[far rider]

Gonna try these this weekend Ric, thanks for sharing.

[Ric O'Shay]

far rider -

Well, how were the cat head biscuits?

[Suty]

Originally posted by gblrklr:
The easiest recipe that I know of is to use 2 cups of bisquick, 1/2 cup of sprite and 1/2 cup of sour cream.  Bake them at 425-450 for 8-9 minutes or until they are brown.  They aren't home made for the purists, but they sure are good, particularly when you put melted butter on top before you bake them.

Just so everyone will know..... I made these for the Fire Station and they were a HIT, all the Guys loved them.... Sutty

[crazyhorse86]

I also did the bisquick recipe above, really good and really easy. thanks

[tuscarawasbowman]

Ric- Tried your recipe. Really easy, quick and DELICIOUS!!! thanks

[Rick Butler]

Well I got out the Dutch Oven this morning and whipped up some biscuits using the bisquick/sprite/sour cream recipe.  Man they are tasty! Topped with a little blueberry honey and I was good to go! Gonna make these at Compton's.
 
   
Cell phone photo is a little blurry.

[T Lail]

White Lilly or Martha White flour......man I'm getting hungry....tried your recipe Ric,dang good!!!!gonna try swamprat's next to see if any differance in taste......keep 'em coming!!!!

[Brock]

Martha White!!!     wife made some homemade biscuits for breakfast yesterday with muscodine jam.

[robtattoo]

DAMN THIS LOW CARB DIET!!!!!

Man, y'all have gt me hungry!