The Recipe with Kenji and Deb Mailbag Part 2
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Jul 1, 2024 Avoid cooking burnout with tips from Deb and Kenji. Learn how to make perfect biscuits and enhance cheese dishes with sodium citrate. Dive into troubleshooting pancake making and scaling down recipes for 1-2 people.
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Listener's Biscuits Confession
- May-Jill Stein wrote in saying she can make fried chicken and sides but can't make good biscuits.
- She asked Kenji and Deb for tips to make
Choose The Right Flour
- Use low-protein soft flour like White Lily for very light Southern-style biscuits.
- If unavailable, lighten all-purpose flour with 10–15% rice flour or cornstarch.
Avoid Overworking Biscuit Dough
- Work biscuit dough as little as possible after adding liquid to avoid tough gluten.
- Handle quickly and shape then bake to keep biscuits light and fluffy.