Light As A Cloud Southern Biscuits Recipes

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Place the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk the dry ingredients together until combined, then cut the butter into half-inch cubes and add to the bowl.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until the pieces of butter are no bigger than the size of a pea.
• Stir in the buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms.
• Knead the dough with your hands a few times, to gather the dough into a ball and incorporate any flour that may be left in the bottom of the bowl.
• Dust the work surface with flour, and flatten the dough to a thickness of 3/4 inch.
• Dip a 2-inch diameter cutter into flour and cut rounds.
• Place the rounds on the prepared baking sheet (with their sides barely touching) and bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden.

SOUTHERN BREAKFAST BISCUITS - EASY BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 450 Degrees Fahrenheit.
• Generously cover the bottom of an 8" square glass baking dish with Canola Oil, and set it in the oven.
• Combine Buttermilk and Flour in a mixing bowl.
• Add water until the consistency is slightly sloppier than dough. This wonderful little recipe works with a variety of consistencies - from slightly soggier than normal dough all the way to just-about-pourable.
• Add the 3 1/6th cups of Oil, and mix as little as necessary to combine all ingredients. Overmixing can lead to tough biscuits, so be careful not to fall for that trap!
• Take your glass dish from the oven, and pour/scoop/scrape your dough into it. Smooth it over the top if necessary, to ensure even sized biscuits. (no worries if you don't do this well, they still taste great).
• Oil a blunt knife and dip it in flour, and use it to cut your dough into 9 even squares.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, checking at 8, until they're golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve.

FEATHER LIGHT BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Blend flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl vigorously with a whisk. Cut butter into dry ingredients with a pastry cutter leaving pieces of butter about the size of large peas.
• 2. Put the bowl containing the flour and butter combo in the freezer for 15 minutes. *IMPORTANT* Please don't skip this step.
• 3. Pour buttermilk into a measuring cup. Add a large pinch of baking soda to the buttermilk.
• 4. After 15 minutes, take the bowl from the freezer and add 3/4 cup buttermilk. Stir just until it is mixed. Don't over-mix. Add additional buttermilk a little at a time until a stiff but sticky dough just forms. Over mixing will make them tough and dense. Leave the dough a little stickier than you think because you will be adding more flour on the counter.
• 5. Flour your counter and hands. Take dough from bowl, place on counter and fold in half, very gently, 6-8 times, no more. Be extra careful not to handle the dough very much. The dough will be rough looking, not smooth like bread dough. This is what you want.
• 6. Flatten dough gently with hands to about 1 to 1 1/2 inches high. I use a small glass, 2 1/2" in diameter. Push straight down once. Do not twist or edges will seal and they will not rise when baked. Extra dough can be patted gently back together once or twice and re-cut. *Never use a rolling pin. This is the best way to get "hockey pucks" instead of light, feathery biscuits! lol
• 7. Place on parchment lined shiny cookie sheet with sides gently touching forming a square, 3 across, 3 down.
• 8. Brush tops with milk and place on top of stove while oven is preheating. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. When preheated, bake for 11-18 minutes or until golden. Watch closely. Don't over bake. Brush lightly with melted butter when done.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER ANGEL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine evaporated milk and lemon juice. Reserve.
• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal., Add yeast mixture and reserved evaporated milk mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Knead dough on a floured surface about 5 times. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness with a 2-inch cutter. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes or until golden brown.
• TIPS: When cutting out biscuits always cut straight down and do not twist cutter as this will seal the edges and biscuits will not rise properly.
• Add chopped chives and grated cheeses for a different taste.

LIGHT AS A CLOUD SOUTHERN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine flour and sugar in a medium bowl, stirring well. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Combine egg and milk: add to the flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead three or four times.
• Roll dough out to 1/2 thickness.Cut with a three inch round biscuit cooker.
• Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a hot 450 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and swab the top of the biscuits with the melted butter.