Comments on: Biscuits and Bullets – Life on Masala Farm!

By: Sweety

Sweety — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:51:07 +0000

So I am quite late to the biscuit party, mostly because I thought they would take some time to make. But, somehow they magically were made in a matter of 20 minutes (Prep) time, and then in the oven for 25 minutes while kids woke up and got ready. Thanks for a wonderful article and tutorial! These biscuits are just wonderful. I personally love that there is no rolling them out and cutting them…easy and delicious! and the jam from the Farm is wonderful too! Lucky me!

By: zoe

zoe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:29:20 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,

Suvir used salted butter. They are quite salty, so you could get away with unsalted, depends on your taste.

Thanks, Zoë

By: zoe

zoe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:28:27 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,

It will be quite similar, but not exactly the same flavor. You will still love them!

Zoë

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:15:22 +0000

I don’t have lard, will I get similar results with crisco?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:55:23 +0000

Hi Zoe. Is the butter unsalted or salted?

By: emiglia

emiglia — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:20:21 +0000

What an amazing experience! Like your boys, I’m a city kid, but I’ve always dreamed of having a huge garden and keeping a couple of chickens… probably the closest I’ll ever come to working on a farm Gorgeous photos!

By: Kristi K.

Kristi K. — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:51:07 +0000

To make these gorgeous biscuits kosher, should I substitute vegetable shortening or unsalted butter the 5 Tbsp. of Lard?

Thank you for sharing this biscuit recipe, that is worthy of being kept a family-secret. Thank you for not keeping it a secret and for keeping the art of baking old fashioned biscuits alive!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:47:09 +0000

Hi Zoe,

Thanks so much for the wonderful post! I just love the beautiful photography. I love the video, also. So nice to see what Suvir looks and sounds like–you talk about him so much!

Sadly, I won’t be able to make these because of the lard. But I did learn some techniques about shaping biscuits that I can use.

Thanks again,

Judy

By: zoe

zoe — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:47:54 +0000

Hi Dan,

So glad you tried them, aren’t they amazing!

Cheers, Zoë

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:53:50 +0000

Zoë,

Thanks for yet another installment from the farm (you had me with the pie recipe though). I just made a batch of these biscuits and they are phenomenal… many thanks to Grandma Mae, Bret, Suvir and yourself for sharing these treasures.