Are Hardee’s Biscuits From Scratch?
Feb 9, 2010 Recipes
I have a friend who used to work for Hardee’s and he said that their biscuits are made from a mix, either adding milk or water, probably the latter. How can they say that they’re “made from scratch” when they’re not? From scratch (to me, a baker) means combining FRESH ingredients and immediately baking them. No one ever touted a Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake Mix as being from scratch.
In my opinion if you really want to make biscuits from scratch then this is the recipe to use.
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No, the reason is they’ve created a trademark called Made From Scratch. It’s a name, not a descriptor.
when you were using flour did you get it from a sack or bag? if so i would rethink the fresh statement
Well, legally speaking – no. But then again, what fast food chain ever fully discloses their methods?
On the other hand…if this is the only thing troubling you, you are really lucky…lol
Although I searched for awhile in the Code of Federal Regulations, and didn’t find the right one, I have seen this question before while in school and happened on the regulation that handles this. To actually settle the question Hardee’s wouldn’t be allowed to use the term if it wasn’t allowed, period. All the other chains would be all over them for using a term that wasn’t allowed
I worked at Hardee’s too and the biscuits were made from a biscuit mix but it is Hardee’s own recipe produced just for them. They do add the other ingredients and bake them fresh every day so I guess they can say they’re from scratch because the recipe is only theirs and they’re made fresh every day.
I have a recipe for a biscuit mix. It makes about 12 cups of ‘mix’ that I can store away in an air tight container. When I’m ready for biscuits I just add buttermilk and sometimes an egg. They are definitely home-made even though I use a ‘mix’.