Good Old Fashioned Buttermilk Baking Powder Tea Biscuits Food

TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

BUTTERMILK TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Cut in the margarine with two knives, or a pastry blender, until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
• Make a well in the centre and add buttermilk/sour milk slowly.
• When all the liquid has been added, stir rather vigorously until it comes freely from the side of the bowl. (Note that the dough should be soft but not too sticky.).
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly for just a few minutes (about 10 times).
• Roll or pat out to desired thickness (about 1/2"). Cut dough with a floured cutter (or glass) and place on UNGREASED baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until nicely browned.

GOOD OLD FASHIONED BUTTERMILK BAKING POWDER TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450 F
• Place first three ingredients into a food processor with the steel blade
• Add frozen butter in even chunks
• Process three to four times, quickly, until the fat looks like flat oatmeal or, the butter is about the size of peas
• Incorporate the liquid gently, until mixture just comes together; do not overwork this dough, or the biscuits will be tough
• Roll dough between parchment paper about 2 inches thick; cut into desired shapes
• Bake at 450 F for 12 to15 minutes until golden on the bottom and lightly golden on the top

OLD-FASHIONED BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Mix in dry ingredients.
• 2. Cut in shortening.
• 3. Add buttermilk a little at a time stirring as you go. Stir until it clings together.
• 4. Knead gently 25 to 30 times.
• 5. Roll out to a 1/2 inch.
• 6. Cut biscuits to desired size. (I sometimes make them very large using my Blue Metal Coffee Cup for camping as my cutter.)
• 7. Place on an ungreased sheet.
• 8. Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees until brown.
• 9. These are best used within a few days. Keep refrigerated. Makes nice breakfast sandwiches with fried bacon/sausage, eggs, and cheese!

CHEF JOHN'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
• Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 5 minutes.
• Make a well in the center of butter and flour mixture. Pour in 3/4 cup buttermilk; stir until just combined.
• Turn dough onto a floured work surface, pat together into a rectangle.
• Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, and flatten back into a rectangle. Repeat twice more, folding and pressing dough a total of three times.
• Roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut out 12 biscuits using a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter.
• Transfer biscuits to the prepared baking sheet. Press an indent into the top of each biscuit with your thumb.
• Brush the tops of biscuits with 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

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.

OLD-FASHIONED BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Cut in cream cheese and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/4 cup buttermilk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times., Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-in. biscuit cutter., Place 2 in. apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush with remaining buttermilk. Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

OLD-FASHIONED BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Combine the buttermilk, oil and sour cream; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. , Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Serve warm.