Spy Wednesday Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir just until moistened., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times. Pat dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter., Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Pour milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork. Mix in milk until dough is soft, moist and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat rolling and cutting procedure.
• Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Place the currants in a dish, cover with hot water and set aside.
• Mix the yeast with the cup of warm water in a bowl, and set aside for 5 minutes, until frothy.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture has the texture of coarse cornmeal. This can also be done in a food processor.
• Drain the currants, and mix them into the dough. Then, lightly stir in the yeast mixture and the buttermilk just until all the ingredients are moist. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead gently and briefly.
• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll or pat the dough into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut rounds with a 2 1/2-inch-diameter biscuit cutter. Scraps can be gently kneaded together and rolled and cut. Dip each cut biscuit into the melted butter; then, place them an inch apart on the parchment-lined baking sheets. Set aside to rise for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake about 15 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm.