By NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON Food Writer on Sep 21, 2011, at 4:42 PM Updated on 9/21 at 9:27 PM
Cat Head Biscuits
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If you want a good bagel, look to the north.
If you want a good buttermilk biscuit, look to the south.
The recipe for “Cat Head Biscuits” looked interesting to me when I stumbled across it in my Cook’s Country magazine.
The name, of course, is unusual. The picture of the fluffy, golden brown biscuits with tender centers appeared to be just what you want in a biscuit.
And, of course, those southerners know a thing or two about baking biscuits.
The cooks at Cook’s Country said they first came across “Cat Head Biscuits” on a billboard near Greensboro, N.C.
The name refers to the shape and large size of the biscuits, reminiscent of a cat’s head. Further internet searches revealed that the name was, in fact, a southern thing.
The recipe explained that the trick to the tenderness of the biscuit is the equal mix of all-purpose flour and cake flour. It also calls for a mix of butter and shortening.
The recipe also suggests “rubbing” the ingredients together. So, if you give it a try, keep a hand towel close by.
We suggested the recipe in the Tulsa World as something you might want to make with barbecue. Here it is again in case you missed it:
Cat Head Biscuits
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened
4 tablespoons shortening cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/4 cups buttermilk (or mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 1/4 cups milk, let sit 10 minutes)
1. Preheat oven to 425. Grease 9-inch cake pan. Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Rub in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in buttermilk.
2. Using a 1/2-cup measure or a spring-loaded ice cream scoop, transfer sixc heaping portions of dough into prepared pan, placing five around the pan and one in the center.
3. Bake until golden and puffed, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Serve.
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