Biscuit (bread)

A Biscuit [ bɪskɨt ] referred to American and Canadian English a little unsweetened biscuits with browned crust and a soft, slightly fluffy crumb. Baking soda or baking soda as a leavening agent is used, the use of baker's yeast is not common. Biscuits are often combined with soda bread and corn bread as quick breads, since the dough before baking does not have to rise.

American biscuits are similar to the English scones and have little in common with the baked goods known as biscuit in Europe. In British English, called a dry sweetened biscuit pastry, which is called in American English cookie.

History

The Biscuit was created at the beginning of the 19th century, before the Civil War. At the time, Baker's yeast was expensive and difficult to store, so that a need for yeast-free baked goods to be produced was present. 1875 Alexander Ashborne patented the first Biscuitform for cutting the round biscuits from the rolled out dough.

Biscuits are originally from Southern cuisine. Before the advent of trade over long distances was the flour available there, especially from winter wheat, which contains gluten less than the spread in the northern states of spring wheat and is therefore well suited for processing with baking soda.

Preparation

Biscuits are made from white flour, buttermilk, butter and / or shortening, salt and baking powder or baking soda. The dough is rolled out to a thickness of about 2 cm. The biscuits are gouged with a round shape, placed on a baking sheet and baked in the oven.

In North America, frozen fresh baked biscuits in the supermarket are available. This product was patented in 1931 by Ballard & Ballard.

Use

Biscuits are often served as a side dish and instead of bread. For American breakfast they are with butter and a sweet spread served ( molasses, maple syrup, honey or jam ); alternatively they can also be used as Biscuits and Sausage as savory breakfast. For lunch and dinner Biscuits can also be served as a side dish; and there are also dishes with biscuits as the principal component: biscuits and gravy made ​​from biscuits and country gravy, a sauce béchamel with black pepper and minced insert. By adding the lost eggs and a thin hamburger plate ( Sausage Patty ) arise from Country Benedicts.

In North America, are sandwiches made biscuits in various "fast food" chains on offer, especially for breakfast. In addition, they are offered by different chains as a side dish, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Church's Chicken, Bojangles' and Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits.