Buttermilk Cathead Biscuits
Ila Ruth Bakes
Cullman County, Alabama
Cut big as a cat's head, the way Ila Ruth's mother did when there were nine at the table and no time for daintiness.
- buttermilk
- cast iron
- breakfast
BreadBarn
Warm loaves, buttermilk biscuits, cornbread, and layer cakes baked in home kitchens and small-town ovens. Sourdough starters here are older than some of the bakers. Come hungry — this is the barn that smells the best.
Bread was the one thing made fresh every single day, and nobody thought it was special. These bakers still get up in the dark for it — sourdough starters older than their children, cast iron seasoned black.
Off the shelf, down the road
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Skillet Cornbread Mix
Poplar Grove Mill
Blount County, Alabama
White cornmeal ground on a stone burr, no sugar in it, and the mill will argue with anybody who wants some.
- cornmeal
- no sugar
- pot likker
Sourdough Country Loaf
Hollis Farmstead Bakery
Rockingham County, Virginia
The starter came down from a neighbor's kitchen in 1979 and has not missed a week since.
- sourdough
- long rise
- crusty