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Biscuits

Credit: "FrugalFamilyFavorites" - RIP

Yields 16-18 biscuits (currently doubled, could also be halved)

4 Cups AP flour

2 TBSP Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

2 tsp Salt

2 tsp Sugar

12 TBSP Butter, frozen

2 Cups Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 450 F

Mix all dry stuff and whisk together

Shred frozen butter into dry stuff

Add buttermilk to dry stuff

mix together (dont overmix) but fold to laminate

use whiskey glass to cut out blanks and bake for 12-15 min.

enjoy

Nashville Hot Chicken (For Breakfast Biscuits)

Credit: Babish, Hattie B's?

Chicken Breasts, cut into thirds

salt

pepper

Louisiana hot sauce

2 Large eggs

2 cups AP flour

1 cup lard

1 cup veg oil 

3 tbsp cayanne

1 tbsp light brown sugar

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 paprika

3 cups (or 1.5 ass loads) of fry oil

• Breading

  • Wet

    • 1 cup whole milk

    • Several dashes of Louisiana hot sauce

    • 2 Lg eggs\

    • (blend together until no streaks remain)

  • Dry

    • 2 cups AP flour

    • 2 tsp salt

    • pepper

    • paprika

    • Few Tbsp of wet mix

    • (whisk together)

• Brush Spice Coating

  • 3 Tbsp Cayanne (can reduce for less death spice)

  • 1 Tbsp Light Brown Sugar

  • 1 Tsp Pepper

  • 1/2 Garlic Powder

  • 1/2 Salt

  • 1/2 Paprika

  • 1/2 cup fry oil

Dry brine chicken in salt/pepper, 4 hours (ish)

Bring oil/fat to 350 F

dip chicken pieces in dry mix, wet mix, then try again to coat.

(Dry --> Wet --> Dry)

Fry 5-7 min

Bake 325 F until up to temp

Mix 1/2 cup fry oil into spice mix

Brush on spice/oil mix

enjoy

Pizza - The Whole Shebang

Sauce

Put following things in blender:

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flake

1 (28 oz) can san marzano tomatoes.

(blend to desired texture) 

Dough

ingredients:

720g 00' flour

450g warm water

22g salt

14g active dry yeast

15g olive oil

Measure out flour and put into mixer.

Whisk together water, salt, yeast in bowl.

Whisk in oil.

Turn mixer on low with dough hook attachment.

Slowly add in wet mix in various spots around bowl, to ensure even mixing.

Run mixer for about 10 minutes, to kneed dough.

Put dough into well oiled bowl.

Cover bowl and let prove for ~2 hours.

Divide into 6 (200g) balls. Allow to prove on tray for 20 min.

Shape dough and add desired sauce/toppings. Go crazy, enjoy.

Birria Tacos

Courtesy of: Cooking Con Claudia

Fill dutch oven halfway with water

add:

-1 whole onion

-1 whole head of garlic 

-2 roma tomatos

-4 bay leaves

-salt

bring to boil

add 2 lb short ribs and 5 lb chuck roast

once it comes to boil again, skim off impurities

cover, change heat to med/low, and let cook for 1 hour

*adobo*

add to saucepan:

-22 new mexico or guajillo chile pods (cleaned, seeded)

-3 ancho chiles

-5 chile de arbol

cover with water and bring to boil

once water boils, transfer chiles to blender

toast in pan:

-7 garlic cloves

-2 tsp sesame seeds

-1 tsp peppercorn

-2 tsp oregano

-2 tsp whole cumin

-2 tsp thyme

-5 whole cloves

add to blender

toast in pan:

-4 bay leaves

-pieces of cinnamon stick

add to blender

add enough beef broth from dutch oven to cover chiles in blender

add 1 small piece of ginger to blender

add 1/4 cup of white vinegar to blender

blend until smooth

remove onion and garlic from dutch oven

add adobo sauce

test for salt

cover and cook for 2 hours or until tender

remove meat and shred/chop

add back to the dutch oven

final step:

dip tortilla into consume and cook on griddle

add queso to tortilla

once cheese begins to melt, add meat, onion, cilantro, lime

fold in half, cook until cheese is completely melted