Giant Biscuit Recipe Hoe Cake

HOE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a well-seasoned cast iron skillet with the shortening, and place it in the oven as it heats.
• Whisk together the flour and milk in a bowl, to make a thick but still runny batter.
• Remove the hot greased skillet from the preheated oven, and quickly sprinkle a pinch of garlic salt over the bottom of the skillet. Immediately pour in the batter, and sprinkle the top with a pinch of garlic salt.
• Return the skillet to the oven, and bake in the preheated oven until the cake has risen and the top is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN HOE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Pour a thin layer of oil to cover the bottom of an eight-inch round cake pan and place it in the oven to heat.
• Cut shortening into the flour well. Pour milk in and stir until wet.
• Pour into the well-heated pan and bake for fifteen to twenty minutes or until browned.
• Invert onto plate.

GIANT BISCUIT RECIPE (HOE CAKE)

Steps:

• Turn oven on to 425 degrees.
• Put oil or bacon grease in a 8" or 9" baking pan - I prefer to use my cast iron skillet or a stoneware pan, but a cake or pie pan works, too.
• Place the baking dish in the oven while you mix up your batter.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut the butter in to the flour mixture.
• Stir in milk just until the flour is moistened. Do not over mix!
• Remove hot baking dish from oven and quickly pour batter in to the dish.
• Return to oven and bake until browned, about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and invert on to a serving platter.

J.P.'S BIG DADDY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead 15 to 20 times. Pat or roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits with a large cutter or juice glass dipped in flour. Repeat until all dough is used. Brush off the excess flour, and place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges begin to brown.

HOECAKES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together except for the frying oil in a bowl until well combined. Heat the frying oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop the batter into the hot skillet. Use about 2 tablespoons of batter per hoecake. Fry each hoecake until brown and crisp; turn each hoecake with a spatula, and then brown the other side. With a slotted spoon, remove each hoecake to drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Makes about 16 hoecakes.
• Chef's Note: Leftover batter will keep in refrigerator for up to 2 days.