It took me right back to Maytown, KY to my Mamaw Jones h ome. “I so enjoyed reading all of the comments and memories of those on the cathead biscuits. 1 batch and he was hooked! He said it reminds him of his grandmama’s biscuits and even his mother likes them!!”-Bethenny “My husband LOVES this recipe! I went searching for an easy recipe to use to make him some biscuits that reminded him of his childhood. This recipe has so many incredible comments. For crusty edges arrange 1 inch apart, for softer edges place close together. TIP: For taller, lighter and flakier biscuits, cut straight down with the cutter. If you like this recipe, you might also like my recipe for Sour Cream Biscuits. You can brush melted butter on the tops once cooked or even before cooking if you like. You can also make them using all-purpose flour but you will need to add 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. They got the name “cathead biscuits” because they are supposed to be as big as a cat’s head! These biscuits are wonderful with a big old piece of country ham on one. Recipe Notes: This recipe only makes 8 biscuits if you make them as I do. Shortening at room temperature, (Mama used lard and about the size of a walnut) Oh, how I would love to have one of her cold biscuits with blackberry jam! Cathead biscuits got their name because they were said to be big as a cat’s head. Memories of Mama in her “house dress” and apron always flood my mind whenever I make these biscuits. The biscuits were always touching in the pan to make them rise up higher instead of spreading out and being thin. She greased the pan with bacon grease, too. Somehow, her biscuits always came out uniform without using a biscuit cutter. Mama never rolled them out and she put them in a round pan. She always mixed them up with her hands and pinched off the biscuits. I watched her many times when she got out the big, old crock and added flour, buttermilk, and lard. I am sure there are lots of different ways to make these biscuits but the recipe below is the way my Mama always made hers. The first thing they always asked was, “Does Parker have any cold biscuits and jam?” A cold cathead biscuit with blackberry jam was a real treat when I was growing up. We would hear a knock at the front door and one of our little friends would be there. The neighborhood kids called my mother, “Parker”.
Honey from my Daddy’s bee hives was always on the breakfast table to go along with our biscuits. We did have lots of sweet tea, fresh milk right from the cow and plenty of biscuits slathered with real butter and homemade blackberry jam. We never had chips, cokes or junk food in our house back then.
I have seen her make biscuits twice in one day because every kid in the neighborhood loved her biscuits. My mother never made any kind of biscuits except what we called “cathead biscuits” and she made them almost every day. Cathead biscuits have been around for years and is an old-fashioned recipe.
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