We ended up with Thai coconut milk and chicken soup. It was full of deliciousness, as I'm sure your leek and potato soup was, because you are an excellent cook.
In the biscuit recipe below, I should tell you that I substituted buttermilk powder for liquid buttermilk, because I never have the latter lying around. Fortunately, the former is perfect for baking.
Biscuit recipe, from Cook's Illustrated, May/June 1996:
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup cake flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 8 tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into bits 3/4 cup cold buttermilk, plus 1-2 tbsp. extra, if needed
Preheat oven to 450.
Pulse first six ingredients in workbowl of food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add butter pieces; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few slightly larger butter lumps.
Transfer mixture to medium bowl; add buttermilk; stir with fork until dough gathers into moist clumps. Transfer dough to floured work surface and form into rough ball, then roll dough 1/2" thick. Cut (or roll by hand) 12 biscuits and place on metal baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with milk or melted butter and bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
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on 2008-02-11 02:29 pm (UTC)In the biscuit recipe below, I should tell you that I substituted buttermilk powder for liquid buttermilk, because I never have the latter lying around. Fortunately, the former is perfect for baking.
Biscuit recipe, from Cook's Illustrated, May/June 1996:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
8 tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into bits
3/4 cup cold buttermilk, plus 1-2 tbsp. extra, if needed
Preheat oven to 450.
Pulse first six ingredients in workbowl of food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add butter pieces; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few slightly larger butter lumps.
Transfer mixture to medium bowl; add buttermilk; stir with fork until dough gathers into moist clumps. Transfer dough to floured work surface and form into rough ball, then roll dough 1/2" thick. Cut (or roll by hand) 12 biscuits and place on metal baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with milk or melted butter and bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.