Biscuits Boy Scout Biscuits Food

COPYCAT RESTAURANT STYLE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix together dry ingredients. Cut butter in thin slices and then cut into flour mixture using a mixer, by hand, or using other preferred method.
• Once butter is cut in, slowly add buttermilk a little at a time to incorporate into flour mixture. It is possible that you won't need the entire amount of buttermilk. Don't over-mix. Dough is mixed together when it starts to stick together and before it is all lumped together in one tidy ball (if using a mixer).
• Sprinkle a small amount of flour on a wood cutting board or counter and knead dough just a few times. Press dough out to 1/2 or slightly greater thickness, and then cut biscuits out with a biscuit cutter or jar.
• Bake biscuits for approximately 10-12 minutes at 450, checking on them after 8 minutes. Baking time will vary depending on type of baking sheet used as well as biscuit size. (I used a baking stone, and baked my biscuits for 12 minutes. Baking on stones typically adds slightly to the baking time.)

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.