Southern Fried Biscuits Recipes

FRIED BISCUITS

Steps:

• Add oil to a deep saucepan, dutch oven or small pot. Heat to 375 °F.
• If coating with cinnamon and sugar (optional), mix together cinnamon sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Remove biscuits from container. Using kitchen scissors or a knife, cut each biscuit into 4 sections. For each section, roll into a ball and then slightly flatten to a disc shape.
• Drop each biscuit "disc" into the hot oil. Do not overlap. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until light golden brown.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove fried biscuits from oil and transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. If using cinnamon and sugar, transfer fried biscuits to bowl of cinnamon sugar. Flip once to cover biscuits on both sides with sugar mixture. Cool slightly before serving.
• Serve plain or with apple butter, cinnamon butter, honey, honey butter or melted chocolate.

EASY SOUTHERN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, combine self-rising flour and sugar. Stir in milk and mayonnaise until a smooth dough is formed. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown and doubled in size.

SOUTHERN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. (The faster the better, you don't want the fats to melt.) Make a well in the center and pour in the chilled buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together. The dough will be very sticky.
• Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press into a 1-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter, being sure to push straight down through the dough. Place biscuits on baking sheet so that they just touch. Reform scrap dough, working it as little as possible and continue cutting. (Biscuits from the second pass will not be quite as light as those from the first, but hey, that's life.)
• Bake until biscuits are tall and light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN FRIED EGGS OVER BUTTERMILK BISCUITS WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil or butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crack 4 eggs into skillet, and cook, uncovered, until whites are set, about 2 minutes. (If you prefer to cook your yolks further, cover skillet.) Transfer to a plate. Repeat. Arrange 1 or 2 biscuits on each plate. Top with gravy. Place 1 egg on each biscuit. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

SOUTHERN FRIED BISCUITS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add and combine sugar, shortening and salt.
• Add flour until mixture has a good dough consistency.
• Knead for 5 minutes and let rise until about 1 1/2 times.
• (45 min) don't let it rise to high.
• Roll out and cut into biscuits.
• (Alternatively, you can form into biscuits prior to rising and Freeze individually. Don't allow them to rise to high when defrosting) Heat oil in deep fryer to about 355 degrees but no hotter or biscuits will come out with a soggy center.
• (note use fresh oil as biscuits will take on flavor of other foods that may have been cooked in the oil otherwise) Drop biscuits in oil and fry for 8 to 10 minutes.
• They should be medium brown and done through.
• Do not crowd too many biscuits in the oil at one time.

FRIED CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and onion powder.
• In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup buttermilk and 1 egg. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Let the chicken soak while you make the biscuits.
• In a large bowl, combine the bread flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Place the cubed butter in a resealable plastic freezer bag. Freeze the flour mixture and butter separately until chilled through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F (232°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut the chilled butter into the flour mixture until crumbly. Add buttermilk mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 3 to 4 times. Pat or roll the dough to 1-inch (25-mm) thickness and cut into 8 rectangles.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 16 minutes. Let cool slightly while the chicken is frying.
• In a large, deep cast-iron skillet or pot over high heat, pour enough oil to reach a depth of about 1 inch (25 mm) and heat it to 325°F (163°C).
• Place the flour in a shallow dish and dredge the chicken in it, shaking off any excess.
• Fry the chicken in 2 batches, adjusting the heat to maintain the oil temperature, until golden brown and cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
• Drain the chicken on a wire rack over paper towels.
• Split the biscuits in half. Sandwich the biscuits with 1 fried chicken thigh and serve immediately with any desired toppings.

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.