Country Biscuits Supreme Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and place rack in center of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs (use pastry blender, two knives, or fingertips). Add the milk and slightly beaten egg and stir until just combined. (The texture should be sticky, moist and lumpy.) Place mixture on a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough gently until it comes together and is a smooth dough. Roll out dough to about a 1/2 inch thickness. Cut out biscuits with a lightly floured round cookie cutter. Place on prepared baking sheet and brush the tops with the beaten egg and milk mixture and bake for about 10 - 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the biscuit comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool.

Steps:

• To make sour milk, add 1 tbs lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk and let stand for 5 minute.
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Cut butter into flour mix until it looks like small peas.
• Add milk and mix until until dough sticks together and forms a ball.
• Knead 6-8 times on floured surface.
• Roll dough flat until it is about a 1/2" thick and cut with a floured biscuit cutter.
• Place on ungreased sheet pan and bake 10-15 minutes, or until golden.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Gently cut in butter then add yogurt. Mix with hands without overworking dough. Dough should be slightly sticky. Pour onto lightly floured counter and roll to 1-inch thickness. Cut out 2-inch rounds and place on unlined non-stick baking tray. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Brush tops with heavy cream and bake 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Cream together shortening, salt and sugar. Add dry ingredients. Mix with milk and slightly beaten egg. Mix with pastry blender until the dough sticks together.
• Place on floured surface. Pat down with hands until 1/2 inch thick.Cut with.
• round cutter. On cookie sheet place the biscuits close together for softer biscuits and 3/4 inch apart for crustier biscuits. Cook at 450 degrees for.
• 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 16 medium biscuits.

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir just until moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently for about 30 seconds. Roll out to 1/2-inch thick; cut with a biscuit cutter. Arrange biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl.
• Measure shortening and cut into flour mixture with pastry blender, two knives or blending fork, until mixture looks like "meal."
• Stir in almost all the milk.
• If dough does not seem pliable, add the remaining milk using just enough to make a soft, puffy dough easy to roll out.
• Knead quickly on a lightly floured board (too much handling makes tough biscuits).
• Roll out 1/4-inch thick for thin crusty biscuits and 1/2-inch thick for thick biscuits.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet; close together for biscuits with soft sides, an inch apart for biscuits with crusty sides.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes.