Health Conscious Basic Biscuit Food

BASIC BISCUIT DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon, then add the egg yolk and vanilla extract and briefly beat to combine.
• Sift over the flour and stir until the mixture is well combined - you might need to get your hands in at the end to give everything a really good mix and press the dough together.

BASIC BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine the egg, milk and honey; stir into flour mixture just until combined. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

BASIC BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degress.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Using a fork, add the softened butter till the mixture resembles course crumbs.
• Stir in the milk.
• Knead on a floured surface untill dough no longer sticks to your hands.
• Roll out until about 1/2 an inch thick.
• Use a floured glass or cookie cutter, cut dough into circles about 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake for 10 minutes or untill golden on the edges.

BASIC BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees (190 celsius).
• In a large bowl mix sugars, margarine, vanilla and egg white.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and spice and mix until well combined.
• Take 1 rounded tsp of mixture and place on baking tray and press down to desired height (Mine are thin and have a nice crunch; i find this works best if you do not add any other ingredients).
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown but not burnt.
• Let cool for 5 minutes so they harden.
• Variations: Fruit, nuts and chocolate chips can be added in step three and mix well.

BASIC BAKING POWDER BISCUITS (MODIFIED FOR STAND MIXERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Place flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into mixer bowl with flat beater. On Speed 1, stir dry ingredients for a little under a minute to evenly distribute.
• Cut cold butter into cubes and add to mixer bowl with the dry ingredients. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about 1 minute, or until mixture resembles small crumbs a little smaller than peas. Stop and scrape bowl.
• Add milk. Turn to Stir Speed and mix until dough starts to cling to beater. Usually less than 30 seconds. Avoid overbeating.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and gently pat the dough to 1/2-inch to 1 inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch biscuit cutter or floured glass.
• Place on greased baking sheet and (optional) brush with melted butter, if desired.
• Bake at 425° F for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden. Serve immediately.

BASIC BISCUITS - FROM PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Cut in shortening. (NOTE: P.S. if you freeze the shortening first, then grate the frozen shortening into the dry mixture it blends perfectly throughout and simplifies the process. This tip supplied by a reviewer).
• Add yeast and buttermilk and mix well.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and roll out to desired thickness.
• Cut with small biscuit cutter and place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

EASIEST EVER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Put the butter in a bowl and beat it with electric beaters until soft and creamy. Beat in the sugar, then the egg and vanilla, and finally the flour to make a dough. If the dough feels a bit sticky, add a little bit more flour and knead it in.
• Pull pieces off the dough and roll them out to about the thickness of two £1 coins on a floured surface. The easiest way to do this with small children is to roll the mixture out on a baking mat. Cut out shapes using a 9cm biscuit cutter, or a use the rim of a small glass and peel away the leftover dough around the edges. Press some clean toys gently into the biscuits, making sure you make enough of a mark without going all the way through. Re-roll off-cuts and repeat.
• Transfer the whole mat or the individual biscuits to the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 mins or until the edges are just brown. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then serve. Will keep for three days in a biscuit tin.