kthread cooks: hot buttered biscuits
I have been in the same room as Issac Hayes.
Last July, I presented ways to blog smarter to the American Television Critics Association in Los Angeles with my colleague Kevin Dando at the PBS Press Tour, where we held a Stax Records event (PBS show Great Performances premiered their “Respect Yourself” episode a few weeks later) with Issac Hayes. A kthread cooks tribute to his legacy:
(More glorious butter detail in the HD version here.)
Recipe: For the butter (Saveur instructions), leave heavy cream out for six hours, then whisk soured cream in large bowl until buttermilk separates from pea-sized butter (will take three to five minutes). Drain through (at least three) layers of cheesecloth, aerate by smushing against sides of a large bowl. Shape into log on wax or parchment paper; chill. Keeps for three weeks.
For the cream drop biscuits, stir 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar in a bowl. Stir in 2 cups heavy cream. Drop in 1/4 c piles on ungreased baking sheet, bake at 400 degrees for 17-18 minutes. They should be uneven. Let cool briefly before splitting and spreading with butter. (Based on a Marion Cunningham recipe; consider purchasing her amazing cookbooks. Feeding hungry Democrats? Try her Truman’s Ozark Pudding.)
listening recommendation: Hot Buttered Soul, Sam and Dave’s “Soul Man”, any video where Hayes does the gold reveal
butter wallpaper on Flickr
drink pairing: the buttermilk and then whatever Shaft is drinking, if you can dig it
salt recommendation: a very small amount of lavender salt
Your favorite Issac Hayes song or memory?
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August 26th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
these are amazing. straight up amazing. just like i remember them.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Kat, I’m so glad. Can’t wait to visit you in Portland; maybe we can make these before a morning at the market–