Do You Know How Many Ways There Are To Eat A "Cat Head Biscuit"?
By
Joe Harris
A time honored Southern
tradition, the infamous Cat as Chocolate Gravy, Sausage
Head biscuit has become as Gravy, or one of the homemade
much an icon of fresh Fruit Jams.
southern cooking as fried Not much in the world of food
chicken. Just say the words is as good as a sandwich made
Cat Head Biscuits almost out of a big ol' Cat Head
anywhere in the Biscuit with
South and you will instantly a large slice of a ripe, red
conjure up memories childhood tomato and a little salt or
and of mouthwateringly with a slice of pork
delicious meals. tenderloin or ham.
Born of humble beginnings, Cat Head biscuits also make
the Cat Head Biscuit was great desserts when served
never anything fancy. Just a warm and covered with your
few simple favorite
ingredients, usually mixed berries, ice cream, and
and patted out by hand, whipped cream. This is also a
these delicacies bring back very easy way to make a
wonderful memories wonderful strawberry
like no other food can. shortcake.
What makes a Cat Head Another way I remember eating
Biscuit so special; it's just them was to cream butter and
a biscuit after all, right? honey or butter and molasses
I can't honestly together and
say why they are loved so spread over the hot
much or why just the mention biscuits.
of the name sparks such
comforting memories. The list goes on and on.
Bake up a big ol' batch for
Maybe it's the thoughts of yourself and you will find
our mothers and grandmothers that the Cat Head
standing in hot kitchens, over
wood burning Biscuit is one of the most
versatile and delicious foods
stoves, lovingly preparing ever to come out of your
food for their families or oven.
maybe it's that first bite
fresh from the
Cat Head Biscuits as big as
oven. This is the very a cat's head
definition of Comfort Food.
From that first savory taste 2 cups of flour
of butter as you 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
2 teaspoons of baking powder
bite through the crispy crust 1 teaspoon of salt
to the soft, warm inside; you 5 tablespoons of lard or
know you are in for a real shortening
treat! About 1 cup of buttermilk
As in days gone by, the Cat Sift the dry ingredients
Head Biscuit is enjoyed with together and cut in the lard
almost every meal. In fact or shortening. Add enough
this buttermilk to make a
versatile bread can easily be soft dough. Pinch off about a
eaten in a different way with lemon-sized ball of dough for
every meal or become a meal each biscuit and pat out with
in itself. your
Here are just a few ways to hands. Bake for 12 - 15
enjoy them: minutes at 450 degrees or
until the tops are golden
Aside from the usual biscuit brown. Remove the
filled with various homemade
jams and jellies, we sometimes biscuits form the oven and
eat them rub butter on the tops of the
hot biscuits to coat.
hot from the oven, filled
with a generous amount of Copyright Joe Harris -
brown sugar and butter. The http://www.cat-head-
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the brown sugar and creates a
breakfast food that no store-
bought brown sugar and -------------------------
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is what my grandmother would box at the bottom
fix me for breakfast as a
child. of this article is included
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Split open or torn into small -------------------------
pieces and smothered with one
of the delicious southern
gravies such
About the author:
A Native Of The Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Joe Is Webmaster And Author Of The
Critically Acclaimed "Cat Head Biscuits And Garlic Fried Chicken" Southern Country Cookbook
Available At: http://www.cat-head-biscuits.com
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