Best Grannys Biscuits Recipes

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GRANDMA'S BISCUITS



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Homemade biscuits add a warm and comforting touch to any meal. My grandmother makes these tender biscuits to go with her seafood chowder. -Melissa Obernesser, Utica, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 10 biscuits.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup 2% milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir just until moistened., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times. Pat dough into a 10x4-in. rectangle. Cut rectangle lengthwise in half; cut crosswise to make 10 squares., Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet; brush tops with egg. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 371mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

GRANNY'S BISCUITS



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GRANNY'S BISQUITS. These are the bisquits my granny use to make(God rest her soul) I watched her make these so many times when I was a kid. I have never found a recipe that comes close to these. They are very moist and delicious.

Provided by paula giles

Categories     Breads

Time 30m

Yield 24 bisquits, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

4 -6 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 cups buttermilk (start with about 1 1/2 c)

Steps:

  • Mix flour and buttermilk together until mixture is stiff but not dry.
  • It will be sticky On floured surface turn dough out.
  • Add flour on top of dough and knead until dough is kind of dry but still sticky in the middle.
  • Pat dough out to about 1/2 in thick and cut with cutter.
  • In a cookie pan melt about 1/4 c butter flavored crisco (or reg. Crisco) in a 425 degree oven When melted remove from oven, tilt to cover pan.
  • Then, tilt pan so extra oil runs to one end.
  • Take each bisquit and dredge in the oil so that both sides of bisquits are coated.
  • Place bisquits close together in pan (touching).
  • Now bake at 425 degrees F until the tops are brown.
  • THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY,NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THE BEST, MOST DELICIOUS, MOIST, BISQUITS YOU HAVE EVER TASTED.
  • Hope you love these as much as we do.
  • Let me know how you like these.

GRANDMA'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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This is my grandmother's biscuit recipe. It is my all-time favorite and has a really good flavor to it. Be sure not to roll out too thin, you want high biscuits! I usually just pat out the dough to the desired thickness, usually 1/2 inch.

Provided by IMACOOKY1

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
⅔ cup milk

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.3 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 16.6 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 271.3 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

GRANNY'S BRAN BISCUITS



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Excellent when served hot with butter. From the Mississippi Valley chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 12 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 6

3/4 cup flour, sifted
1 cup natural bran
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup shortening
1/3-1/2 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400F and lightly grease a baking sheet.
  • Combine dry ingredients and mix together thoroughly.
  • Cut in butter or other shortening with a pastry blender; add enough milk to make a soft dough.
  • Roll out 1/2 inch thick on a floured board, cut into rounds and place on prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.

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