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When I lived in Austin I tried several times to make biscuits. While I love the tortillas and kolaches you can get in Central Texas, I was homesick for a good b
by chiph 8y ago
When I lived in Austin I tried several times to make biscuits. While I love the tortillas and kolaches you can get in Central Texas, I was homesick for a good biscuit. And I never could get them to rise like they should. I tried all the different kinds of flour available (Gold Medal, the HEB "Hill Country" all-purpose flour, and so on) and none of them produced anything but hockey pucks.
- GeekyBear 8y agoBaking powder and/or baking soda need to be added to biscuit dough to make biscuits rise. Self rising flour is sold premixed with some baking powder, but I tend to add an extra half teaspoon of baking powder per cup of self rising flour when I make biscuits or pancakes with it. All purpose flour doesn't include any baking powder or baking soda.