Recipe for Memaw's Cathead biscuits.
I posted the picture yesterday as a new member and received many requests for sharing the recipe. So, here it is,
CatHead Biscuits are named for their size... Big as a cat's head. Mom always said her mother, my memaw, made them big so you could put a big slab of ham on it.
I remember memaw making them everyday.
She used what looked like to me, a big round metal wash bowl.
She kept it in a cupboard that always had flour in it.
2 cups self rising flour
1 to 2 Tablespoons of shortening ( memaw used lard and mom did too.
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt
measure flour and salt into bowl that has flour sprinkled in it, cut lard into flour until its crumbly (about pea size) I use a fork or spoon to do this. add buttermilk and using your floured hands, lightly mix until a soft dough forms. I usually have to add a bit more flour as I'm mixing to keep it from being too sticky. This must be why memaw kept flour in the bowl all the time. I don't roll dough out, ( you can) but instead, I pull off pieces of dough and roll it in my hands like I saw my mother and memaw do it. Always use a round pan and grease it well ( I always use bacon grease) Place biscuits touching each other and bake in 400 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes. makes about 6 to 7 biscuits. I brush melted butter on top. ENJOY!