Packaged, Refrigerated Biscuit (aka "Whomp" Biscuits) and Other Doughs

[ElsieD]

Staff Note: This was split from The Air Fryer Topic.

 

On 11/6/2022 at 4:05 PM, lemniscate said:

Another convenience food success:  canned "popping" biscuits.     My little air fryer is set to 380F and I do ~10 min and then flip over for brown the bottoms for a couple more minutes.

 

I've had limited success with the "from frozen" individual biscuits.   I think I need to flip them about halfway through instead of near the end.  Like at 6 min into the time.  Otherwise they are slightly raw in the middle.

What are canned "popping" biscuits?

[lemniscate]

The kind you have to peel and pop against an edge.

 

Pillsbury is most common brand.

 

Are they not used in Canada?   I thought they were pretty universal to North America.

Edited November 6, 2022 by lemniscate (log)

[ElsieD]

28 minutes ago, lemniscate said:

The kind you have to peel and pop against an edge.

 

Pillsbury is most common brand.

 

Are they not used in Canada?   I thought they were pretty universal to North America.

 

Yes, we do have them here.  I thought "popping" was part of the name which is why I was a bit perplexed.

[Anna N]

20 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

Yes, we do have them here.  I thought "popping" was part of the name which is why I was a bit perplexed.

I was equally perplexed. 

[lemniscate]

26 minutes ago, Anna N said:

I was equally perplexed. 

LOL, I grew up knowing these are popping biscuits because the commercials showed the doughboys name as Poppin Fresh.  It was fun to smack the container as a kid.   I guess the correct term is refrigerator biscuits now.

Poppin Fresh down memory lane.

[Anna N]

3 minutes ago, lemniscate said:

I guess the correct term is refrigerator biscuits now.

I believe there are people here who call them “whomp” biscuits. 

[Kerry Beal]

I believe that @Anna N and I had a tube of 'whomp' naan last time we were in Manitoulin. Abject failure as I recall. 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

3 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

I believe that @Anna N and I had a tube of 'whomp' naan last time we were in Manitoulin. Abject failure as I recall. 

 

Please take us back to Manitoulin and whomp some biscuits.

 

[Kerry Beal]

28 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Please take us back to Manitoulin and whomp some biscuits.

 

From your mouth to God's ear. 

[gfweb]

They also have a pizza dough in a can. Its pretty horrible 

[lemniscate]

I whomped some honey butter versions today to use as buns for ground bison sliders.  Surprisingly good for that use.   

[lindag]

12 hours ago, gfweb said:

They also have a pizza dough in a can. Its pretty horrible 

Agreed.  I tried it a while back and found it to be truly dreadful.  Lesson learned.

I just received this from Amazon and plan to try it soon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EYJRKO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edited November 7, 2022 by lindag (log)

[Kim Shook]

I've always called them "whomp biscuits".  Because you used to have to whomp them on the counter to open them.  😁

 

I confess to using the biscuit dough to make shortcut dumplings for chicken and dumplings.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Kim Shook (log)

[chromedome]

I loved them when I was a kid, but as an adult I find that a lot of Pillsbury products have a distinctive flavor note that I'm not especially keen on. It's a sort of lower-key counterpart to the distinctive pong of a Subway.

[gfweb]

44 minutes ago, chromedome said:

 It's a sort of lower-key counterpart to the distinctive pong of a Subway.

 

The sandwich shop or the underground?

[gfweb]

For me these are a useful thing.  Good enough for breakfast and ready in 13.5 minutes,

[lemniscate]

Even though I will use the biscuit version whomps very occasionally for biscuit sandwiches,  I am also the only one at the Thanksgiving table who will refuse the whomp crescent rolls.  Never been a fan of those for some reason.   I'd much prefer a Parker House or potato dinner roll instead.  But I am outvoted by a landslide every year.

Edited November 7, 2022 by lemniscate
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[Raamo]

I remember these from my childhood.  But I won't touch them any more.  Any nostalgia is removed by remembering how much better good biscuits are.