Heavenly Biscuits Recipes

TRISHA YEARWOOD'S ANGEL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
• In a small bowl, combine the warm water with the yeast and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; stir until the yeast is dissolved. Let stand until bubbles appear, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Using your hands, mix the 1 cup cold butter into the flour, breaking the butter into small pebbles, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk and the yeast mixture. Gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients. Keep mixing until a ball starts to form, then gently knead, 12 to 15 times, to create a smooth dough. Cover with a cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for approximately 1 hour.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and press out to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick. Fold the dough in half, press again to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick, and then fold again. Cut the dough using a 2- to 3-inch round biscuit cutter, depending personal preference. Brush the bottom of a cast-iron skillet with some of the melted butter. Place the biscuits in the skillet; brush the tops with melted butter.
• Bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes, depending on size. Brush again with melted butter and serve immediately.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH HEAVENLY BISCUITS

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!

HEAVENLY BISCUITS

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.

HEAVENLY BISCUITS RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• COMBINE FIRST 4 INGREDIENTS. CUT IN MARGARINE TILL COARSE CRUMBS. COMBINE EGG AND MILK; ADD TO FLOUR MIXTURE ALL AT ONCE. STIR UNTIL DOUGH FOLLOWS FORK AROUND BOWL. TURN OUT ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE; KNEAD GENTLY WITH THE HEEL OF HAND (ABOUT 20 STROKES). ROLL DOUGH OUT TO 3/4" THICKNESS. DIP CUTTER IN FLOUR AND CUT STRAIGHT DOWN THROUGH DOUGH (NO TWISTING) PLACE ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET AND BAKE IN 450 OVEN FOR 10-14MINS. (RAISINS CAN BE ADDED WITH DRY INGREDIENTS)

BUTTER SWIM BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place butter in an 8x8-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir butter and keep microwaving at 20-second intervals until butter is fully melted.
• Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a bowl. Add buttermilk and stir until combined. Pour over melted butter and spread over the melted butter. Use a bench scraper to cut dough into 9 equal pieces.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuit tops start to brown, 20 to 25 minutes.