"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
-- Henry Ford
"A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future."
-- Sidney J. Harris
"I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there."
-- Fred Allen
"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."
-- Wilson Mizner
Monday, January 30, 2012
Vegetable Oil Biscuits?
I've never heard of using vegetable oil in biscuits but am assured that it is truly possible. I haven't tried this yet but am printing up a copy to have at hand. I am more often out of shortening than I am of oil so this would be a blessing on those evenings when biscuits would go so well with a particular dish.
Vegetable Oil Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup whole milk
Mix and stir together the dry ingredients. Combine the oil and milk. Add the oil and mix mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to just accomplish a soft dough. Place dough on a floured board and knead just a few seconds to smooth out. Roll out to about 1/2-inch thick. Use your favorite biscuit cutter and place your biscuits on either an ungreased baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
Bake for 10-15 minutes in a preheated 450 degree oven until golden.
If you like crusty biscuits, space the apart on the baking sheet. If you like softer one, place them closer together so they touch. Feeling decadent and longing for some richness, brush the tops with melted butter before baking. Need a biscuit to go along with soup or stew? Add 1/2 cup of your favorite grated cheese to the mix.
Vegetable Oil Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup whole milk
Mix and stir together the dry ingredients. Combine the oil and milk. Add the oil and mix mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to just accomplish a soft dough. Place dough on a floured board and knead just a few seconds to smooth out. Roll out to about 1/2-inch thick. Use your favorite biscuit cutter and place your biscuits on either an ungreased baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
Bake for 10-15 minutes in a preheated 450 degree oven until golden.
If you like crusty biscuits, space the apart on the baking sheet. If you like softer one, place them closer together so they touch. Feeling decadent and longing for some richness, brush the tops with melted butter before baking. Need a biscuit to go along with soup or stew? Add 1/2 cup of your favorite grated cheese to the mix.
Almost Fried Chicken - an easier way . . .
My family likes fried chicken but there are two reasons why it doesn't happen too often around here: 1.) It takes a lot of oil to fry. and 2.) It isn't the healthiest way to serve chicken. I do like to treat them on special occasions, however, but I just remembered my third negative reason - I tend to get my shirts spattered with oil spots!
Yesterday, I tried an experiment. I marinated the chicken pieces in creamy Italian salad dressing for several hours. When it came time to frying it, I didn't! Instead, I wiped off the excess dressing and coated each piece with Panko crumbs, pushing them on to keep them in place. I put a rack on a large baking sheet, and then placed the chicken on the rack. This was so the underside wouldn't touch the pan and get soggy. I baked the chicken for approximately 45-60 minutes (depends on the size of your chicken pieces) in a 350 degree oven. About 15 minutes before it was done, I sprayed them liberally with vegetable oil spray to increase the crisp factor and browning.
The marinating provided us with very juicy chicken and there was enough crunch to please the fried-chicken fans.
It is up to you but I did season my Panko crumbs. I also remembered to make extra chicken as it tastes good cold, too.
Yesterday, I tried an experiment. I marinated the chicken pieces in creamy Italian salad dressing for several hours. When it came time to frying it, I didn't! Instead, I wiped off the excess dressing and coated each piece with Panko crumbs, pushing them on to keep them in place. I put a rack on a large baking sheet, and then placed the chicken on the rack. This was so the underside wouldn't touch the pan and get soggy. I baked the chicken for approximately 45-60 minutes (depends on the size of your chicken pieces) in a 350 degree oven. About 15 minutes before it was done, I sprayed them liberally with vegetable oil spray to increase the crisp factor and browning.
The marinating provided us with very juicy chicken and there was enough crunch to please the fried-chicken fans.
It is up to you but I did season my Panko crumbs. I also remembered to make extra chicken as it tastes good cold, too.
Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University - Internet Find
Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University
1. He only had one major publication.
2. It was in Hebrew.
3. It had no references.
4. It wasn't published in a referred journal.
5. Some even doubt He wrote it Himself.
6. It may be true that He created the world, but what has He done since then?
7. His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
8. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating His results.
9. He never applied to the Ethics Board for permission to use human subjects.
10. When one experiment went awry, He tried to cover it up by drowning the subjects.
11. When subjects didn't behave as predicted, He deleted them from the sample.
12. He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
13. Some say He had His son teach the class.
14. He expelled His first two students for learning.
15. Although there were only ten requirements, most students failed His tests.
16. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountaintop.
1. He only had one major publication.
2. It was in Hebrew.
3. It had no references.
4. It wasn't published in a referred journal.
5. Some even doubt He wrote it Himself.
6. It may be true that He created the world, but what has He done since then?
7. His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
8. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating His results.
9. He never applied to the Ethics Board for permission to use human subjects.
10. When one experiment went awry, He tried to cover it up by drowning the subjects.
11. When subjects didn't behave as predicted, He deleted them from the sample.
12. He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
13. Some say He had His son teach the class.
14. He expelled His first two students for learning.
15. Although there were only ten requirements, most students failed His tests.
16. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountaintop.
Smiles to begin Monday . . .
"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how
incapable must Man be of learning from experience."
-- George Bernard Shaw
-- George Bernard Shaw
"To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so."
-- Robert Orben
-- Robert Orben
"Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted."
-- Hesketh Pearson
-- Hesketh Pearson
"My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted."
-- Steven Wright
-- Steven Wright
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