Mamas Bestest Biscuits Recipes

MAMA'S ' BESTEST' BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix flour, milk and mayo together, reserving the second measure of flour for the board.
• Add the second measure of flour to the board and coat your hands. Turn out the dough onto the floured board or counter top. Sprinkle some extra flour on top of the dough. Just enough to make the dough easier for you to work with and not so sticky. You want to get it just to the not too sticky point but not add so much flour that they become dense. It is hard to say how much as this varies with the climate and humidity.
• Knead lightly just until the dough is smooth-about 6 times. The less you handle it, the better the biscuits!
• Pat into a square shape and make long cuts with a very sharp knife from top to bottom and then side to side--like a tic tac toe board and you will havce 9 biscuits. Add one extra line to make 12 squares. I usually cut to make 12, but make them as large or small as you like.
• Place on lightly greased or sprayed cookie sheet just a tiny bit apart- about 1/2 inch- and bake at 450°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned on top.
• Brush the tops of biscuits with butter or spray with butter spray and serve immediately.
• Note: Don't have any self-rising flour? Add 1 tsp salt and 1 T baking powder to the flour.

MAMA'S MAYONNAISE BISCUITS BY VIRGINIA WILLIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Brush 12-cup muffin tin with the oil.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. With an ice cream scoop or spoon, spoon dough into each muffin cup, filling about half full. (Or you can drop spoonfuls of dough onto a greased baking sheet.) Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly, then invert biscuits onto the rack. Serve warm.

MAMA'S BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• 3. Cut the chilled shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 4. Add the buttermilk, mixing with your hands until the dough holds together.
• 5. Place the dough on a floured surface and knead lightly a few times just until smooth. Don't overwork it.
• 6. Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 7. Cut the biscuits with a biscuit cutter. ( My mama used a glass to do this.)
• 8. Place the biscuits 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 9. Gather the trimmings from where you cut the biscuits and form them into a ball.
• 10. Roll it out and cut more biscuits. ( When these got to small to make another biscuit my mama left the last weird shaped one and called it the funny biscuit. All the kids wanted that one.
• 11. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

JAMES BEARD'S MAMA'S BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
• 2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt (and sugar, if using) into a bowl. Add heavy cream to make a light dough. Pat or roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a floured cutter or glass 1 to 1 and 1/2 inch in diameter.
• 3. Melt butter in 9-by-9-inch baking pan or small skillet. Dip each biscuit in butter on both sides and place either in pan or on a buttered cookie sheet (If you like your biscuits crisp on top and bottom and soft in the center, bake them in the (oven-going) pan.
• 4. Bake 12 - 15 minutes in the 400º oven, or until golden.