Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes

This cookbook is entirely biscuits—all styles, all flavors, all sorts of techniques—and cooks should rejoice. With its beautiful illustrations and comfortable and comforting dialogue, even the most inexperienced bakers can feel confident that what comes out of the oven will win raves. Why so many kinds of biscuits? The author explains how each is different and what it’s best used for. Buttermilk biscuits, ones made with whole milk, evaporated milk, butter, shortening, or duck fat all come together as if by magic. The last chapters offer recipes for spreads and fillings, with a fine emphasis on the joys of apple butter. Fried chicken and fried green tomatoes are not ignored and are presented as the fillings for amazing sandwiches. Part of the beauty of this book is Council’s running commentary on soul-food culture and how it has come to impact life everywhere. Historic photos of the author’s family and their stories enhance the book the same way the ingredients flavor the biscuits.