Mother In Law Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl or mug combine warm water and yeast with a tablespoon of sugar and set aside in a warm place.
• 2. In another bowl sift all dry ingredients together. Add yeast mixture, melted shortening and milk.
• 3. Mix just enough to form a soft dough, do not over mix.
• 4. Dump the dough mixture on a floured surface, do not knead but turn and flour both sides then roll out or pat out with your hands to about a 1" thickness.
• 5. Cut with a large biscuit cutter 2 1/2 - 3" in diameter.
• 6. Put on an ungreased cookie or baking sheet. You can make them touching or not.
• 7. Bake at 400F until browned, about 12 minutes.
• 8. Leftover biscuits can be frozen as they do freeze well.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place heavy cast-iron skillet into oven to preheat. Chill a large mixing bowl, pastry cutter, flour and 1 stick butter in the freezer 15 minutes before assembling the biscuits.
• Add the flour to the chilled mixing bowl. Working quickly, cut 1 stick butter into the flour using the chilled pastry cutter (or your fingers); the goal here is pea-size balls of butter. In batches, add in the buttermilk until the dough is cohesive yet still moist. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly press into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a biscuit cutter or business end of a dry-measuring cup, cut out 8 biscuits. (Use the extra dough to cook up a big piece of shortcake for dessert....strawberry shortcake!)
• Carefully remove the skillet from the oven and add the oil. Place the dough rounds into the hot skillet, right up against each other, and brush with the 3 tablespoons melted butter. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients.
• Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or two knives until it resembles coarse meal.
• Pour milk into center and stir with fork until mixture leaves the sides of the bowl.
• Knead carefully on floured board.
• Roll or pat to 3/4 inch thickness and cut with 2-inch cookie cutter.
• Place on ungreased sheet and bake at 450: F for 10 to 15 minutes until nicely browned.
• If you wish, you can brush tops with milk to make them brown nicely.

Steps:

• Put the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and mix.
• Cut in with a pastry blended the shorening till it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the milk all at once and stir only until the dough follows the fork around the bowl.
• Turn out lightly on floured surface and gently knead to pull together about 1/2 minute.
• Pat or roll 1/2" thick; cut with biscuit cutter.
• Bake on ungreased sheet at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add yeast mixture, buttermilk and oil; stir well. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Punch down. Turn onto a floured surface and roll out to 1-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. biscuit cutter and place 2-in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes.