Biscuits! Make Your Own and Freeze!

[annos]

I had never realized that using homogenized milk instead of buttermilk (soured with white vinegar) would leave your baked goods drier. But I often have to substitute one type (%) milk for another or for 1/2 and 1/2 for heavy cream. I usually just add some extra butter (real) which I always have on hand.

Substitution rate for milk, half and half, or heavy cream:

Milk Total Fat (grams) in one cup Skim milk - 1g.,
1% milk - 2g.,
2% milk - 5g.,
whole milk – 8g.

Half and half cream – 1 cup - 28g.
Heavy cream – 1 cup – 88g.

1 g fat = 9 calories

1 tablespoon of butter = 101 calories, so 1 tablespoon butter is 11g. of fat. Add the amount of butter needed to raise whatever type of milk you are using and subtract that amount of liquid so that you still have just 1 cup (or whatever amount you need).

Of course this would just be for cooking, not for making whipped cream or adding to coffee.

[mos]

absolutely! and I'm sure they're much better than what you would get at one of the fast food places

[saunders97]

You can always add 1 tsp. of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk and set it aside for 5minutes to make sour milk. It comes in handy if you are out of buttermilk.
I love this idea and I make biscuits a lot, so I will definitely try some of the other variations! Thanks!

[mos]

oh the variations are only limited by your imagination (or what you have in your cupboard;->). have some fun and let us know your successes!

[janetaba]

Good idea about using the cheese.

[Nana106]

I am so glad to find this recipe. I am going to use it, and use the other variations that everyone has come up with. When the weather starts to turn cooler, I really enjoy cooking. This has to be a Saturday recipe , on account of work and family. Take care all and have a great Sunday!!

By the way, I'm looking for a recipe, can someone please tell me where to go and post it? I'm still new to all of this, but I truly do love this site.

Have a good day all!!

[wilbe95]

Nana106
If you are looking for a recipe or to post one just go into Forums Jump (at the bottom of the page) click on recipes then go. If you want to post you just click on the new thread post. If you are looking for one you use the search at the links at the top of the page. Hope this helps you some.

[Nana106]

willbe95, thank you so much for letting me know. I had no idea how all of this worked. I was doing so good on here checking everyday. But things around here have been so busy. It seems to be always something. I'm sure that goes for alot of us. I hope you and everyone else has a Blessed day. Thanks again for letting me know and I'm so sorry for taking so long to answer back.

Nana

[wilbe95]

No problem. Look forward to you posting soon

[Pyxidragon]

Originally Posted by janetaba

A quick question - could you substitute whole homogenized milk for the buttermilk?

Decent substitutes I've found for buttermilk are milk with a Tbs of lemon juice or vinegar per cup (even works with reconsituted dry milk), or plain yogurt thinned with a bit of milk.