Heavenly Biscuits Recipe 55

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• 2. In a small bowl, combine warm water and yeast, stirring to dissolve. Add sugar, stirring to dissolve. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes or until foamy. Add to flour mixture. Gradually add buttermilk, stirring to combine. Dough will be sticky. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 3. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. On a lightly floured surface, turn out dough, and pat to ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut dough, rerolling scraps as needed. Place biscuits on prepared pan, and let stand at room temperature for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.
• 4. Preheat oven to 425°. Bake biscuits for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles crumbs.
• In a cup, thoroughly mix the beaten egg and milk.
• Add to the flour mixture.
• Stir only until the dough forms a ball, but is still sticky.
• Turn onto a floured surface and knead gently 10 strokes.
• Roll out to 3/4 inch thickness and cut with the rim of a glass that has been dipped in flour.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet, touching each other.
• Bake at 450 deg F for 12 minutes.
• Brush with melted butter when hot.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450°F. In a medium bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until mixed. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a soft dough and leaves the side of the bowl (dough will be soft and sticky).
• Lightly sprinkle flour over a cutting board or countertop. Place dough on floured surface; gently roll in the flour to coat. To knead dough, fold dough toward you. With the heels of your hands, lightly push dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat 10 times. Dough will feel springy and smooth.
• On the floured surface, flatten dough evenly, using hands or a rolling pin, until dough is 1/2 inch thick.
• Before cutting each biscuit, dip a 2 1/2-inch round cutter into flour to lightly coat it so it will cut cleanly through the dough without sticking. To cut, push the cutter straight down through the dough without twisting or turning. Cut the biscuits as close together as possible. On an ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart for biscuits with crusty sides, or place with sides touching for biscuits with soft sides.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in the buttermilk: set aside. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in yeast mixture; mix well. Turn onto lightly floured surface; knead lightly 3-4 times. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. place on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours. Bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Brush tops with butter. Remove from pans to wire racks. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Spray an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• Combine next 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut in shortening or lard.
• Stir in buttermilk and cream.
• (mixture will be VERY WET!) Let stand 2-3 minutes.
• Pour remaining cup of flour into another bowl.
• Flour your hands.
• Drop a biscuit size lump of dough into the flour. I use a half cup measuring cup for this step. The "dough" is too wet to really pick up with your hands.
• Cover with more flour.
• Gently pick up lump of dough with your hands by sliding your fingers underneath it then lightly toss from hand to hand to remove excess flour and to roughly shape the biscuits. You are just basically coating the very wet dough with flour. Be gentle!
• Drop into prepared pan.
• Repeat with remaining dough, placing tightly into pan.
• This is so they rise up instead of just spreading out.
• Brush with melted butter or margarine.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Let cool in pan a few minutes, then dump pan out and gently separate biscuits.
• Serve ASAP!