Biscuits For 2 Or 4 Recipes

BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F Mix first 4 ingredients together in a bowl.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender or a fork, or two knives, until crumbly.
• Add milk.
• Stir until it forms a ball.
• Add a bit more milk if necessary to make a soft dough.
• Roll or pat to 1 inch thick. (I usually pat the dough).
• Cut into circles with a biscuit cutter or a floured glass.
• Arrange on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake in 425 F for about 10- 12 minutes or until risen and nicely browned. (in my oven it usually takes 15 minutes).
• This is supposed to make 12, but I almost always only get 11 biscuits, with the size of the glass that I use.
• Variations: Try adding some fresh or dried herbs. Some good pairings are basil and oregano, or parsley and fresh ground black pepper, or thyme and garlic, or add some grated sharp or old cheddar cheese.

BASIC BISCUITS

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.

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.

BISCUITS FOR 2

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll or pat to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake until golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Brush with remaining butter. Serve warm.

BISCUITS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line an 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with a silicone baking liner or with a sheet of parchment paper that's oven safe to 450 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds.
• Cut 7 Tbsp cold butter into small cubes. Add to flour mixture and cut butter into mixture with a pastry cutter until there are small clumps of butter about the size of peas, make a well in the center of mixture.
• Pour buttermilk into well then fold mixture with a rubber spatula until it comes together. Gently turn and press dough to bring together completely, then drop onto a lightly floured surface.
• Gently roll dough out to a large rectangle, about 10 by 9. Fold in half then repeat gently rolling and folding process twice more.
• Gently roll and shape final rectangle to 9 1/2-inches by 4 3/4-inches (nearly 1-inch high).
• Dip a 2 1/4-inch or 2 1/3-inch round biscuit cutter** in flour, cut dough into 8 rounds***.
• Transfer to baking sheet spacing apart. Bring remaining dough scrapes together and gently press and form a small rectangle, cut 2 more biscuits, transfer to baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven 11 - 13 minutes until golden brown and cooked through****. Brush with 1 Tbsp melted butter and serve warm.

SMALL BATCH BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 and line a quarter sheet baking pan with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture, cutting it in with a pastry cutter or two knives. When all of the pieces of fat are the size of rice and are coated in flour, pour in the buttermilk. Knead it slightly, and add additional buttermilk 1 tablespoon at a time if the biscuit dough seems dry or crumbly.
• Tip the dough out onto a floured counter, and knead it 3 or 4 times to bring it together.
• Pat it out to 1" thick. Dip your 3" biscuit or cookie cutter in flour and cut out 4 biscuits. Gather up the scraps and gently pat them out in order to cut out more biscuits.
• Arrange the biscuits on the pan, evenly spaced. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until lightly golden on top. If you want, brush with extra melted butter as they come out of the oven.

3 INGREDIENT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F (Give it enough time to get there, you want it hot)
• Put the flour and cold butter in a food processor. You can also do this by hand. Pulse the machine 20-25 times until the butter is incorporated and the mixture is crumbly.
• Remove the contents to a large bowl and stir in the buttermilk just until everything is moistened.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and bring it together gently with your hands, but don't over work the dough. Pat or roll it out to about 1 1/2 inch inch thick. Cut out 8 biscuits with a 2 1/2" biscuit cutter, reforming the dough if necessary.
• Place on a baking sheet, in cast iron skillet, or a biscuit baker, and brush lightly with buttermilk, if desired. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden and risen.
• If you like, brush the hot biscuits immediately with melted butter, and enjoy.

BISCUITS FOR 2 ( OR 4 )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Combine dry ingredients and sift twice.
• In a bowl, mix shortening into dry ingredients until it looks like small dried peas add enough milk until a soft dough ball is formed.
• Remove dough to a lightly floured board or counter top.
• With lightly floured hands, pat dough into a 1/2 inch circle.
• Divide dough into 4 equal pieces, then shape dough into circles.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until desired browness is reached.
• Serve with lots and lots of butter or margaine.

3 INGREDIENT BISCUITS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
• Combine shortening and flour with a fork in a bowl
• Add buttermilk and mix
• Turn dough out onto a sheet of waxed paper that's been dusted with flour
• Dust top of dough with flour and press into a disc about 1 inch thick
• Cut dough into 4 equal sections
• Form each section into a circle and place in oven-safe pan
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes at 425
• Bake until browned. Serve hot!

FLUFFY HOMEMADE BISCUITS RECIPE

Steps:

• Dice butter into 1/2" cubes and refrigerate until needed.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Whisk thoroughly.
• Add diced cold butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry blender (or two knives or a fork), until the largest butter pieces are pea-sized.
• Add 1 cup - minus 2 Tbsp of Half and Half all at once and stir until mixture comes together and is mostly moistened. Do not over-mix.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface. If dough is very sticky, lightly sprinkle the top with flour.
• Pat dough into a rectangle then fold it in half and pat into another rectangle. Fold a second time and pat into a 5"x10" rectangle or 3/4" thickness. Dip a 2 1/2" round biscuit cutter into flour and cut out 8 biscults. Pull together scraps and form into a rectangle to cut an extra 2 biscuits.
• Place biscuits on a parchment-lined baking sheet 1-inch apart and bake at 450˚F for 12-15 minutes or until tops are golden brown and biscuits are baked through. While bicuits are hot, brush tops with 1/2 Tbsp melted butter. Transfer to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes then serve.

BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 °F.
• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Cut butter into mixture until it begins to look like cornmeal.
• Make a well with flour mixture and slowly add milk into the middle. Knead dough with your fingers and add milk when necessary. Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to desired thickness. Cut with small biscuit cutter.
• Butter bottom of skillet and place biscuits in pan. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.