Hello all, it's that time again! This week on the show you'll meet my friend Jeffrey. He's from North
Carolina, or "Norf Cakalakee" as he likes to call it. He and I went
shopping for some things for his home. This would have been absolutely
delightful, had it not been for the fact that we have extremely
different ideas about what's beautiful. We went to two shops: Nial
Smith, an antique store that features beautiful heirloom pieces and The
End of History, a shop that has a collection of more colorful stock from
the 1950's through the 1970's It's infinitely more fun to watch than it
was to experience. Mary Ellen can attest to that. She tagged along.
In addition to that Jeffrey showed
me his biscuits. Well, that is to say, he demonstrated his grandmother's
biscuit recipe for us. Here it is:
You'll need:
2 cups flour
1Tbs. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
2/3 cup milk
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and place in a large
bowl. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it's nice and
crumbly. Add the milk by degrees, mixing together until you have a
sticky, loose ball. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly a
few times, then roll the dough out to approximately 1/2" thick. Using an
inverted drinking glass, cut the biscuits out and bake on an ungreased
baking sheet for approximately 12 to 15 minutes.
They're just delicious - light and flakey.
