Pillsbury biscuits in a tin

Hi guys -- im going to the US for Thanksgiving to see my family, and am making my usual list of what to bring back.  I've taken a notion that I want to bring back some of those 'tubes' (I don't know what else to call them?!) of refrigerated biscuit dough (but not just biscuits... I seem to recall they had cinnamon rolls, etc as well).

I was thinking of thinking of packing them in a cool bag with some of those blue ice things...do you think they'd survive the trip and still be suitable to eat when I get back to Glasgow?  I'm thinking 'yes', and then I'm also thinking 'oh for fcksake woman, just learn to bake biscuits yourself!'.  (I have tried, but they never seem to come out right).

The pressure in the plane at altitude is similar to being at about 6-8000 feet... Be sure that the tubes/cans/whatever you call them are in perfect condition.  I'd be worried about them exploding during the flight.  If they make it over here intact, and they've been kept reasonably cold, I imagine they'd be just fine to use once you arrived.

The pressure in the plane at altitude is similar to being at about 6-8000 feet... Be sure that the tubes/cans/whatever you call them are in perfect condition.  I'd be worried about them exploding during the flight.  If they make it over here intact, and they've been kept reasonably cold, I imagine they'd be just fine to use once you arrived.

oh wow... never even thought about the pressure!  I should pack them in Ziploc bags, so that if they burst at least the dough will still be contained within the bag.

Seems like it's pretty risky to me, it's either going to pop all over the inside of your luggage or be confiscated at the border.

Why not bring home a big bag of the biscuit mix / flour?  If you brought home a kilo of that, it would last a long time and you could make whatever you want.   It's like normal flour with little flakes of lard so it tasted just like home. 

Or you could just bring back lard, or buy lard here. 

We've got those tins in our local Tesco, granted they aren't proper biscuits. 

I think they'd be okay.  Give it a try! Why not?

You can also get Bisquick/biscuit mix (Jiffy is good!)  as Jimbo says and that works too. 

You have biscuits in a tin, jimbo, at your Tesco?  I've seen the jus-roll cinnamon rolls, croissants, pain-a-chocolate, etc but not biscuits. 

oh wow... never even thought about the pressure!  I should pack them in Ziploc bags, so that if they burst at least the dough will still be contained within the bag.

I really don't think they'll explode, anyway.  As long as they don't get pierced or weakened in any way, they should make it through the flight.  But I do think the Ziploc bag is a good idea... just in case. 

I think they'd be okay.  Give it a try! Why not?

You can also get Bisquick/biscuit mix (Jiffy is good!)  as Jimbo says and that works too. 

You have biscuits in a tin, jimbo, at your Tesco?  I've seen the jus-roll cinnamon rolls, croissants, pain-a-chocolate, etc but not biscuits.

I've seen the Jus-roll cinnamon rolls and wanted to try them, but I didn't want to be disappointed.  How do they compare to the ones in the US?  I don't have an oven, so it's moot, but I've been curious about them.

jfkimberly , they're 'meh' in my opinion!

We've always called bread rolls/biscuits from a tin in my family, 'Scary rolls'.
Because, pop!!! 

jfkimberly , they're 'meh' in my opinion!

We've always called bread rolls/biscuits from a tin in my family, 'Scary rolls'.
Because, pop!!!

Scary rolls!  hehe

Thanks for the review.  I'm perfectly happy skipping that disappointment.  I'll just make some bread dough and do cinnamon rolls the right way, then. 

I've seen the Jus-roll cinnamon rolls and wanted to try them, but I didn't want to be disappointed.  How do they compare to the ones in the US?  I don't have an oven, so it's moot, but I've been curious about them.

Agreed... the Jus-roll ones are bland.  They take a fair bit of tarting up with extra cinnamon, extra sugar and a shed-load of butter or cream-cheese icing.  Also, they are puff pastry, which I don't really like....I don't know what the correct baking terminology is, but the US ones, to my memory, were more biscuity and less flakey.   A different type of pastry, anyway!

You can also get Bisquick/biscuit mix (Jiffy is good!)  as Jimbo says and that works too. 

I dunno.  I've bought Bisquick in the past and followed the recipe on the box for biscuits, but they were hard and dry and not particularly enjoyable.  Not tried the Jiffy, but also have never seen it here... although I think Amazon has it. 

You have biscuits in a tin, jimbo, at your Tesco?  I've seen the jus-roll cinnamon rolls, croissants, pain-a-chocolate, etc but not biscuits. 

No, I really wan't being precise.  I was talking about the croissants and the jus-roll cinnamon rolls that I guess everyone else has as well.  And ours are just as 'meh'. 

I'm happy enough with the Jusrol, but I just like food.   

Albatross, please try it and let us know how it goes!  Definitely do the Ziploc.  If there is a noise on the plane and everyone freaks, just explain it's your biscuits.  LOL.  They are like a Jack in the Box - never know when it'll pop!

Albatross, please try it and let us know how it goes!  Definitely do the Ziploc.  If there is a noise on the plane and everyone freaks, just explain it's your biscuits.  LOL.  They are like a Jack in the Box - never know when it'll pop!

I will!  Probably they'll be in the hold, though, so if they pop no one will hear 

Speaking of cinnamon rolls... Ikea's are really nice.  Gregg's are grim.
I'll never forget the day I heard there was a Cinnabon in Stirling... I scrambled up there as fast as possible (I was living in Linlithgow then), only to find out it had recently closed down.   

Later I discovered this recipe:  Cinnabon Cake (think they must have had to change the name on the recipe, because the last time I looked it up, it was definitely called Cinnabon Cake, and not Cinnamon Roll Cake).  It definitely scratched the Cinnabon itch.

https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/cinnabon-cinnamon-roll-cake-recipe/

I have made this several times, and it is lush! 

Back from Texas now, and happy to report that the tinned Grands biscuits in the cool bag with an ice pack idea did work... they were still very cold when i unpacked, so i just bunged them into the fridge.

Not so happy to report, though, that upon popping the tin and baking the biscuits, I have discovered that i no longer like them.  They're awful!