Email to Cat      

Heavenly Flour-Bread Biscuits

Source of Recipe

From "Dori Sanders' Country Cooking"


Recipe Introduction

"The dough for these delicious biscuits is very accommodating: it does not need to rise, so you can make it in a hurry. But if you want a lighter biscuit, you can let the dough rise for twenty minutes prior to baking. And if you want to plan ahead, you can make the dough the day before and store it in the refrigerator overnight. Whichever you choose, the biscuits will have a wonderful flavor. The recipe makes a big batch, but you can be sure they won't last long."

List of Ingredients

◦  1 Tbsp active dry yeast
◦  2 Tbsp warm water
◦  5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
◦  ¼ cup sugar
◦  2 tsp baking powder
◦  1 tsp salt
◦  1 cup shortening
◦  2 cups buttermilk


Recipe

In a medium bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles very coarse cornmeal.

Add the buttermilk to the yeast water, stir briefly, and add to the flour mixture. Stir until the mixture is just moistened. The dough, which will be very soft, may be covered and refrigerated overnight at this point.

Preheat oven to 400° F. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, sprinkle the top lightly with flour, and knead 6 to 8 times. Reflour the surface and roll the dough out to a thickness of about ¼ inch. Using a biscuit cutter lightly dipped in flour, cut into rounds and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. For lighter biscuits, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. For quick biscuits, proceed directly to baking.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.


Makes about 3½ dozen