Big Daves Cinnamon Biscuits Recipes

DAVE'S BIG RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Add water to raisins and boil 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add cooled raisins and water. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Add flour mixture to raisin mixture, blend well.
• Chill dough until firm.
• Drop by teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes on cookie sheet before removing.

CINNAMON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, cinnamon and the salt into a large bowl. Cut in the butter with a fork until mixture becomes crumbly. Add sugar and vanilla extract, and mix to a stiff paste. Mix in egg. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll out dough thinly and cut into 24 rounds.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly gold in color. Let cool on wire rack.

BIG DAVE'S CINNAMON BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first three ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Grate the frozen butter (on the small holes of a box grater or on a Microplane grater) into the flour mixture. Lightly mix with a fork.
• 3. Beat the heavy cream with a mixer until soft peaks form. Then fold the whipped cream into the flour mixture.
• 4. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat with hands or roll to 1/2" thickness. DO NOT WORK THE DOUGH.
• 5. Cut out the biscuits and bake on 450 degrees for about 10 - 12 minutes until golden brown.

APPLE CINNAMON BISCUITS WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Heat the oven to 425 F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon. With a pastry blender or fingers, work in the butter pieces until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the finely chopped apples. Combine the buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla; stir into the first mixture until all ingredients are moistened. Depending on moisture from the apples, a little more buttermilk or flour might be necessary.
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead a few times, just until a soft cohesive dough has formed. Pat into a circle about 3/4-inch thick and cut out with 2-inch biscuit cutters.
• Arrange on the prepared baking sheet. If desired, brush tops with cream or milk and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on racks.
• Combine the confectioners' sugar and butter; add the vanilla . Beat in the hot water. a few teaspoons at a time, until the mixture is a good consistency for drizzling. Drizzle over the cooled biscuits.
• Serve the biscuits cool or warm them slightly just before serving.

CINNAMON BISCUIT "FANS"

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Grease 8 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches.
• Cut 1/3 cup butter into flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in large bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times.
• Roll into rectangle, 12x10 inches.
• Spread 3 tablespoons butter over rectangle.
• Mix 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over rectangle.
• Cut rectangle crosswise into 6 strips, 10x2 inches.
• Stack strips; cut crosswise into 8 pieces. Place cut sides up in muffin cups.
• Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately remove from pan.
• Drizzle Powdered Sugar Glaze over warm biscuits. Serve warm.