Fluffy Baking Powder Biscuits Food

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sift together flour and baking powder.
• Stir in salt and sugar.
• Cut in the Crisco until the mixture resembles crumbs.
• Stir together eggs and milk.
• Make a well in the dry mixture and stir in the milk mixture with a fork.
• Stir just to moisten, then turn out onto a lightly floured board.
• Knead about 15 times, then pat lightly into a circle, about 1/2-inch thick.
• (The secret to light and fluffy biscuits is to handle the dough as little as possible) With a sharp round cutter, cut out rounds, without twisting the cutter.
• Just give it a sharp tap, then lift straight up (twisting the cutter causes the biscuits to slope over when they are baking) place on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve warm.

FLUFFY BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
• Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
• Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add the milk all at once and stir just until the dough forms a ball around the fork.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times.
• Pat until 1/2-inch thick.
• Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
• Place, touching each other, in the cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• CRUSTY BISCUITS.
• Roll biscuits to 1/4-inch thick and place 1-inch apart in pan.
• Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 minutes.
• Yields almost double the biscuits.
• BUTTERMILK BISCUITS.
• Use 2/3 cup buttermilk instead of sweet milk, 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and only 2 teaspoons baking powder.
• CHEESE BISCUITS.
• Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese to dry ingredients.
• DROP BISCUITS.
• Add additional 1/3 cup milk and use a baking sheet.

EASY BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk a little at a time, stirring lightly between additions.
• Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops are golden.

FLUFFY CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper.
• Cut in butter a piece at a time until mixture looks like large crumbs.
• Add buttermilk and cheese. Mix until combined, flouring your hands as needed, until it sticks together. If it is too sticky, add in some more flour, a little at a time.
• Do not over mix.
• Lightly flour a large work surface. Turn out the dough and flatten it to 1 in thickness.
• Cut out rounds with a floured 2 inch round cutter. Keep spacing as close together as possible. Put the rounds on a baking sheet.
• Collect any scraps, and, mixing as little as possible, flatten out to 1 in thickness again. Cut out any additional rounds you can.
• Do not over mix.
• Brush tops of biscuits with melted butter.
• Bake until they look golden brown,. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Rotate the sheet after about 10 minutes.

THE MOST FLUFFY AND BUTTERY BISCUITS EVER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Add the butter and using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until pea-like crumbs form.
• Stir in the beaten eggs with a wooden spoon until just combined. Then pour in the buttermilk until the dough comes together into a sticky mass. You may need more buttermilk if it's still too dry and there is flour still at the bottom of your bowl. I ended up having to add in 1/2 cup more. DO NOT add 1/2 cup more all at the same time. Do 1 tablespoon at a time until the right consistency is reached.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• When ready, preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Dust a little flour onto your work surface then put the dough onto the work surface and use your hands (flour them) to press into a round, roughly 14 inch diameter and 1/2 inch thick. See photos in the blog post.
• Use a floured 2 3/4-inch round biscuit cutter to cut out about 20 biscuits. Reform the scraps of dough into a circle again to cut more.
• Transfer biscuits to prepared baking sheet and arrange them so they are touching each other. See photos in the blog post.
• In a small dish, beat together remaining egg and buttermilk then brush on top of the biscuits.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
• Let cool slightly before devouring! They're best eaten out of the oven, day of.
• Serve with your favorite sausage gravy, jam, or clotted cream.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

GRANDMA'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

FLUFFY BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in the shortening until it resembles course crumbs. Beat the egg with milk, and stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• 2. Turn out onto a well floured surface, and knead 20 times. Trust me...just do it! Roll to 3/4 inch thickness; Cut with a 2 1/2 in. biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

EASY BISCUIT RECIPE WITHOUT BAKING POWDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place butter in the freezer for 15 minutes prior to starting the recipe. In the meantime, mix flour with salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
• Next, use a box grater to grate the butter over the flour mixture. Use your hands to combine ingredients. The result should be a coarse dough.
• Add milk to the dough and knead to combine.
• Place dough on a clean surface. Extend the dough with your hands, about ½-inch thick. Then, fold it over, and extend again. Repeat this process three times to make lovely layers in the biscuits.
• Use a biscuit cutter of 2 ½ inches to cut 16 biscuits. Use a different sized cutter if desired.
• Place biscuits in the prepared baking tray, no need to set them far apart as they will not expand much.
• Optional: Beat an egg and brush the tops of the biscuits. This will provide a nice golden brown color.
• Bake the biscuits for 20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown on the top and base.

MOM'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening and mix until in little pieces. Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a ball.
• Roll out on floured board to 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick. Cut out in desired size and dip in melted shortening. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Variation: For shortcakes add 2 tablespoons for sugar to the dough and roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450
• 2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together in mixing bowl.
• 3. Cut in butter making sure to leave it in chunks the size of peas.
• 4. Mix egg and milk together and add to flour mixture. Stir until just combined.
• 5. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and gently kneed no more than 20 times to mix it together.
• 6. Roll about 1 1/2" thick and cut with biscuit cutter and place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until done. I bake them on a preheated stone and when they are almost all done I pull them apart for the last 2 minutes of cooking.

FLAKY BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with butter. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• Cut cold butter with a sharp knive into little cubes. Or, shred frozen butter with a box grater into little shards. Work butter into flour mixture until only pea sized pieces remain. Gently stir in the cold milk just 3 or 4 stirs until a loose dough is formed.
• Lightly dust work surface with flour and turn the dough out onto it. Pat into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle and fold in thirds like a business letter. Pat into 1/2 thick rectangle and fold in thirds a second time. Pat down 1/2-3/4 inch thick and cut in circles with a sharp biscuit cutter or square with a sharp knife. Pressing together scraps of dough as needed to use all the biscuit dough.
• Bake until lightly browned and fully cooked in the center, about 15 minutes. Cool and serve.