Italian Pan Biscuit Recipes

ITALIAN SPONGE CAKE (PAN DI SPAGNA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F/180 degrees C. Generously butter and flour an 8-inch/20 cm round cake pan and set aside. Place eggs and granulated sugar in a large bowl and slightly beat with a hand whisk.
• Continue to whisk and bring the bowl over a bain-marie/water bath to warm the mixture up to 104 degrees F/40 degrees C (warm to the touch). Remove the bowl from the bain-marie/water bath and beat the eggs/sugar mixture with an electric mixer until the volume is doubled for about 12 to 15 minutes. Add sifted flour and mix with a rubber spatula.
• Pour the dough into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Check the readiness of the biscuit with a toothpick or a cake tester: once it comes out clean out of the sponge, the biscuit is ready.
• Let it cool for 10 minutes in the oven off (keep the door slightly open using a wooden spoon) to prevent deflating the sponge cake. Next, remove the sponge from the oven, let it cool for the other ten minutes. Then remove it from the pan by flipping it upside down and cool on a cooling rack, also known as a wire rack.

EASY BISCUITS

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.

FLAKY ITALIAN BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix biscuit baking mix and Italian seasoning; stir in cream just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 10 times. Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter., Place 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

ITALIAN PAN BISCUIT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in butter until crumbly. Add milk; stir just until moistened.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 10 times.
• Pat dough into 9" round shape.
• In a small bowl stir together melted butter and seasonings.
• Pour 1/2 butter mixture into 9" round cake pan.
• Place dough in pan; pour remaining butter mixture over dough.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Remove from pan; cut into 12 wedges. Serve warm.

EASY PAN BUTTER BISCUITS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Slice the butter into a couple of thin slices and spread in the bottom of an 8x8" baking dish.
• Place the butter in the baking dish into the oven while it preheats to allow the butter to melt.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• Carefully pour in the buttermilk, mixing until the flour mixture is just moistened (be careful not to overmix!).
• Remove melted butter pan from the oven.
• Place the dough in the melted butter pan and spread it evenly in the pan with your fingers. As you spread the dough out to the corners, the butter will start to surround the dough and flow on top of the dough (which is what you want!).
• Cut the dough into 9 equal squares (you don't have to do this step, but it makes it easier to pull apart later and allows the butter to soak into all the edges of each piece).
• Bake for 20-25 minutes (start checking at 20 minutes) or until the biscuits are golden brown.
• Serve hot with honey butter or your favorite toppings.

HERBED PAN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, sour cream, carbonated beverage, parsley, basil and pepper with fork until soft dough forms.
• With floured hands, divide dough into 20 equal portions. Shape each into a ball. Place in pan with sides touching. Brush evenly with half of the melted butter.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Brush evenly with remaining melted butter. Serve immediately.