I need a good simple recipe for homemade biscuits?!
I perfer one that i can use butter instead of shortening!.!.!. i don't have shortening!.
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Answers:
Baking Powder Biscuits
(from a 1933 Recipe)
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp!. baking powder
4 tablespoons butter or shortening
1/2 tsp!. salt
about 3/4 cup milk
Sift Flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again!. Cut in shortening or butter!. (this is where I use my hands by rubbing the butter into the flour)!. Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed!. Turn out on slightly floured board and lightly "knead" for 30 seconds, enough to shape!. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter!. Bake on ungreased sheet in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes!. Makes 12 biscuits!. You can also make tiny tea biscuits that are only 1 1/2 inches wide with a small cutter or glass bottom!. These are great served with tea, jam or honey!. Makes 24Www@FoodAQ@Com
(from a 1933 Recipe)
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp!. baking powder
4 tablespoons butter or shortening
1/2 tsp!. salt
about 3/4 cup milk
Sift Flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again!. Cut in shortening or butter!. (this is where I use my hands by rubbing the butter into the flour)!. Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed!. Turn out on slightly floured board and lightly "knead" for 30 seconds, enough to shape!. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter!. Bake on ungreased sheet in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes!. Makes 12 biscuits!. You can also make tiny tea biscuits that are only 1 1/2 inches wide with a small cutter or glass bottom!. These are great served with tea, jam or honey!. Makes 24Www@FoodAQ@Com
Buttermilk Biscuits
2 cups Gold Medal? all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup cold butter
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Heat oven to 400°F!. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, herbs, salt and baking soda!. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs!. Stir in buttermilk until dough leaves side of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky)!.
On lightly floured surface, lightly knead dough 10 times!. Roll or pat dough about 1 inch thick!. Cut with floured 2-inch cutter!. On ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart!. Brush with butter!.
Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown!. Immediately remove from cookie sheet!. Serve warm!.
You can drop these onto a greased baking sheet if you do not want to roll them out!. Bake for 12-14 minutes!.
Sour Milk: Place one tablespoon of lemon juice into a one cup measurer and add milk to make one cup!. Let sit five minutes before using!.
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2 cups Gold Medal? all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup cold butter
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Heat oven to 400°F!. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, herbs, salt and baking soda!. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs!. Stir in buttermilk until dough leaves side of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky)!.
On lightly floured surface, lightly knead dough 10 times!. Roll or pat dough about 1 inch thick!. Cut with floured 2-inch cutter!. On ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart!. Brush with butter!.
Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown!. Immediately remove from cookie sheet!. Serve warm!.
You can drop these onto a greased baking sheet if you do not want to roll them out!. Bake for 12-14 minutes!.
Sour Milk: Place one tablespoon of lemon juice into a one cup measurer and add milk to make one cup!. Let sit five minutes before using!.
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Cheese and Garlic Biscuits
2 ? cups Bisquick baking mix
? cup cold milk
4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick)
? teaspoon garlic powder
1 ? cups grated cheddar cheese
Bush on Top:
2 tablespoons butter, melted
? teaspoon dried parsley flakes
? teaspoon garlic powder
pinch salt
Directions:
1!. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees!.
2!. Combine Bisquick with cold butter in a medium bowl using a pastry cutter or a large fork!. You don't want to mix too thoroughly!. There should be small chunks of butter in there that are about the size of peas!. Add cheddar cheese, milk, and ? teaspoon garlic!. Mix by hand until combined, but don't over mix!.
3!. Drop approximately ?-cup portions of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using an ice cream scoop!.
4!. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to turn light brown!.
5!. When you take the biscuits out of the oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter is a small bowl in your microwave!. Stir in ? teaspoon garlic powder and the dried parsley flakes!. Use a brush to spread this garlic butter over the tops of all the biscuits!. Use up all of the butter!. Makes one dozen biscuits!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
2 ? cups Bisquick baking mix
? cup cold milk
4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick)
? teaspoon garlic powder
1 ? cups grated cheddar cheese
Bush on Top:
2 tablespoons butter, melted
? teaspoon dried parsley flakes
? teaspoon garlic powder
pinch salt
Directions:
1!. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees!.
2!. Combine Bisquick with cold butter in a medium bowl using a pastry cutter or a large fork!. You don't want to mix too thoroughly!. There should be small chunks of butter in there that are about the size of peas!. Add cheddar cheese, milk, and ? teaspoon garlic!. Mix by hand until combined, but don't over mix!.
3!. Drop approximately ?-cup portions of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using an ice cream scoop!.
4!. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to turn light brown!.
5!. When you take the biscuits out of the oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter is a small bowl in your microwave!. Stir in ? teaspoon garlic powder and the dried parsley flakes!. Use a brush to spread this garlic butter over the tops of all the biscuits!. Use up all of the butter!. Makes one dozen biscuits!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For the easiest biscuit recipe, just use the brand Bisquick!.
All you need is
Ingredients:
-1/3 cup of butter or margarine (firm)
-2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick mix
-2/3 cup milk
-Melted butter (to brush on top when done)
Directions:
1, Heat oven to 450 degrees F!.
2, Cut firm butter into 1/4 inch pieces!. Toss Bisquick mix and butter pieces with fork until coated!. Add milk; stil just until milk is absorbed (do not overstir)
3, Turn dough onto surface with Bisquick mix!. Knead 5 times!. Pat into 1/2 inch thickness!. Cut with 3-inch cutter!. Place on ungreased cookie sheet with sides touching for soft sides or 2 inches apart for crispy sides!.
4, Bake about 9 minutes or until golden brown!. Brush with melted butter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
All you need is
Ingredients:
-1/3 cup of butter or margarine (firm)
-2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick mix
-2/3 cup milk
-Melted butter (to brush on top when done)
Directions:
1, Heat oven to 450 degrees F!.
2, Cut firm butter into 1/4 inch pieces!. Toss Bisquick mix and butter pieces with fork until coated!. Add milk; stil just until milk is absorbed (do not overstir)
3, Turn dough onto surface with Bisquick mix!. Knead 5 times!. Pat into 1/2 inch thickness!. Cut with 3-inch cutter!. Place on ungreased cookie sheet with sides touching for soft sides or 2 inches apart for crispy sides!.
4, Bake about 9 minutes or until golden brown!. Brush with melted butter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
this is almond biscuits
first you need!.!.!.
1/2 lb dates
2 Tbs water
1 tsp grated orange rind
1 cup plain flour
4 oz butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
pinch of salt
almonds for topping
In a saucepan add the chopped dates, water and grated orange rind!. Put the saucepan on the oven plate and simmer for 5 minutes or until the dates are soft, keep stirring well while simmering!. When done mash to a pulp and place it in a bowl to cool!. In a large bowl put sugar, and butter and cream it!. Then add egg yolk and the vanilla and beat well!. Now add the salt and flour and chill for 1 hour!. Try the mixture and if it is to soft to handle add more flour, it should only need 1 extra tablespoon if that!.
Take spoonfulls of dough and make into balls 1 inch in diameter!. Grease a tray and place each biscuit 2 inches apart on it!. With your thumb make a hole in the top and bake the Almond Date Biscuits in a slow oven 300 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes!. Take out of the oven and put them on a wire rack to cool slightly!. Fill the hole in the middle with a little bit of date mixture and top with a split almond!. I also just do plain ones without the hole in the top!.
for more information go to
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first you need!.!.!.
1/2 lb dates
2 Tbs water
1 tsp grated orange rind
1 cup plain flour
4 oz butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
pinch of salt
almonds for topping
In a saucepan add the chopped dates, water and grated orange rind!. Put the saucepan on the oven plate and simmer for 5 minutes or until the dates are soft, keep stirring well while simmering!. When done mash to a pulp and place it in a bowl to cool!. In a large bowl put sugar, and butter and cream it!. Then add egg yolk and the vanilla and beat well!. Now add the salt and flour and chill for 1 hour!. Try the mixture and if it is to soft to handle add more flour, it should only need 1 extra tablespoon if that!.
Take spoonfulls of dough and make into balls 1 inch in diameter!. Grease a tray and place each biscuit 2 inches apart on it!. With your thumb make a hole in the top and bake the Almond Date Biscuits in a slow oven 300 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes!. Take out of the oven and put them on a wire rack to cool slightly!. Fill the hole in the middle with a little bit of date mixture and top with a split almond!. I also just do plain ones without the hole in the top!.
for more information go to
http://www!.sunshinerecipes!.comWww@FoodAQ@Com