Fences: Gabriel’s Biscuits Recipe
ROSE: You hungry, Gabe? I was just xing to cook Troy his breakfast.
GABRIEL: I’ll take some biscuits. You got some biscuits? Did you know when I was in Heaven . . . every morning me and Saint Peter would sit down by the Gate and eat some big fat biscuits? Oh, yeah! We had us a good time. We’d sit there and eat us them biscuits and then Saint Peter would go off to sleep and tell me to wake him up when it’s time to open the Gates for the Judgment.
ROSE: Well, come on, I’ll make up a batch of biscuits.
FENCES, 2016
Fences is nominated for four Academy Awards this year for the Oscars. The movie is directed by Denzel Washington that was based off of the Pulitzer Prize winning play written by August Wilson. Viola Davis and Denzel Washington’s performance was incredible in the moving and I’m definitely rooting for them for this year at the Oscars.
The recipe for biscuits is inspired by a scene in the movie when Gabriel pops by Troy and Rose’s home in the beginning of the movie. These biscuits are so easy to put together and they’re so delicious! Enjoy!
Fences: Gabriel’s Biscuits Recipe
Fences: Gabriel's Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour (9oz / 255g)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter cold and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 1 cup cold buttermilk (8oz / 227g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine your dries and mix to combine. Add the shortening and butter and cut the butter into the dries until the butter gets to about hazelnut size pieces.
- Add the buttermilk and mix just until it comes together. The dough will be sticky and shaggy. Do not overwork it. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out until it's 1" thick. Cut out the biscuits with a biscuit cutter and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes until lightly golden brown.
Notes
- Keep the butter and buttermilk as cold as possible. The biscuits will come out much flakier if you use cold ingredients.
- Try not to over work the dough. Overworking the dough will lead to cakey and tough biscuits.
- 12 minutes was the perfect bake time for my oven. Keep an eye on the biscuits because it will dry out if it's in the oven for too long.
I am making these for an Oscar party my friend D. throws every year. She matches all dishes served with the movies. Thank you for the great idea! I looked at some of your other recipes:) Love them!!!
Thank you so much! Sounds like it’s going to be an amazing party!