2 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
4 Tbl butter, chilled, cut into pieces
4 Tbl shortening (I use butter flavored shortening)
3/4 c. milk (or 1 c. buttermilk)
Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Cut in butter and shortening (I use my fingers), until it's a coarse meal (don't over-work the fat). Make a well in the center and pour in milk. Stir until dough just comes together - will be sticky. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Dust with flour and fold over about six times (try not to add too much additional flour). Press into a 1 inch thick circle. Cut out (I just use a 3 inch cup for this) and place on greased cookie sheet so that they are just touching. You can gather scraps and reform into another circle. Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes, or until golden. Makes about 10-12 biscuits, depending on the size you make them.
*Notes:
You can use all butter, if you don't care for shortening.
Lightly brushing the tops of the biscuits with a little melted butter after taking them out of the oven, gives a nicer look, and an extra bit of buttery goodness (I didn't do it in this picture).
It looks a little like you've used whole wheat flour in the picture. Have you tried using half?
ReplyDeleteI made these tonight. They were so perfect and flaky. Thanks for another keeper.
ReplyDeleteI actually use all white flour - I've never tried using any wheat. I think the shortening may have given that 'flecked' effect? I know that lightly buttering the top with some butter after you take them out gives them a prettier look - I didn't take the time to do that with these... maybe I'll add a note for that :)
ReplyDeleteI made these the other night, they were really yummy and so easy. I was lucky to get one. They were gone in a nano-second!
ReplyDeletep.s. They turned out great with whole wheat flour.
So, I realized that I put the wrong amount of salt down in this recipe. I sometimes double it, so maybe I had that on my brain when I posted it. Anyways, I made the change, but I apologize for anyone who may have ended up eating some pretty salty biscuits.
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