Southern Biscuits

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This is the first time I tried making American biscuits. I chose this recipe because I don't have buttermilk handy.
It turned out pretty well, eventhough for me it tasted salty, maybe it's because I'm more used to Scones.
Anyway, I will use this recipe again but maybe I will just reduce the salt.

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I had tried for years to find a good biscuit recipe and this was the only one that measures up to my expectation of light, tender, buttermilky biscuits. I will never make biscuits any other way again. The first time I tried this recipe, I was so enthused, I made it like twice a week for a month.

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i've made these now several times, and i can't even try another recipie. these were my second try at 'real' homemade biscuits, and by far the best i've had. I always double the batch so that i have extra for the next morning to have with honey and jam. excellent!

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I love Alton Brown and his recipes, but these are meh -- they need more flavor, IMHO. They came out well, that is, they rose nicely and look good but might add a little more salt. And there's NO way I could get 12 1" biscuits out of this recipe. I barely got 9.
Will continue my search for the "perfect" recipe.

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If you Google ounces to cups you will get conversion charts that show FLUID OUNCES. If you are trying to convert dry ingredients such as flour, like we are here, you must search for a flour conversion chart. No two dry ingredients will convert the same because their weight and volume will change based on their density. That is why measuring by weight is the only way to truly be consistent, but for the record, if you weigh 9.25 oz of flour, it will never be less than two cups and probably closer to 2 1/4 depending on how tightly it is packed.

To those of you reading these reviews and looking for honest feedback, I just tried this recipe this morning and found the measurements to be perfect and some of the best biscuits I have ever eaten.

If you are still unsure about the recipe or the method of mixing the ingredients you may simply search YouTube for this episode and see Alton make them with these exact measurements.

Hope this helps and good luck!

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I made these for breakfast two Sundays in a row. Last Sunday I used buttermilk instead of the milk/lemon juice combination. Today I used the milk/lemon juice combination. I was surprised at the difference. Last Sunday the dough was sticky but not a mess. I could at least cut it with a biscuit cutter. This Sunday though, was a complete sticky mess. I ended up plopping the whole mess in a skillet and baking it. This week's came out substantially more browned despite a shorter baking time, and the texture was still pretty good, but I think in the future, I'll be sticking to real buttermilk.

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Just a note, that Sheila, your conversion is incorrect - 9.25 Ounces = 1.15625 Cups (go to any conversion website. Maybe that is why some are drier than others? Good Luck! These are delicious. He is actually making "buttermilk" when he mixes the lemon juice with the milk. He is good! My grandmother, from the south, would be happy!

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the reason he measures weight instead of volume (being the scientific guy he is is that the flavor of your biscuits will be much more reliable and consistent each time you make them. When making practically anything with flour it can be too dry or too dense depending on if you put too much or too little flour.

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Granted, I have not tried this recipe yet, but to those complaining that they don't have a scale to measure? Or even dry measuring cups??

Target has dry scales starting at under $10!! That won't break the bank.... Dry measures start at under $3!!

No excuse!

I'm trying these biscuits tomorrow morning!! (With my inexpensive measuring devices!!

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I have never mastered the biscuit and it has been a disappointment with every batch of "hockey pucks" that I take from the oven. Not anymore! These were so easy and the most delicious biscuits ever! I have never doubted Alton Brown's recipes and this one had got to be my new Alton favorite, closely followed by his yummy waffles! They are most definitely "Good Eats" and will be a staple in my kitchen!