Cherokee Biscuits

Baker Jane Gibson, who generously shared her biscuit recipe with me (see Basic Buttermilk Biscuits) has a bit of Cherokee blood in her. Come to think of it, a lot of people in the South, where I spent a decade of my formative years, proudly claim some Cherokee ancestry. That Native American influence comes to the fore in this hearty biscuit recipe, which, instead of using butter, relies on schmutz (in this case, pan drippings) and cri