Best Mile High Biscuits Scones Recipes

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MILE-HIGH BISCUITS (SCONES)



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Make and share this Mile-High Biscuits (Scones) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by YnkyGrlDwndr

Categories     Scones

Time 35m

Yield 16 biscuits, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 beaten egg
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
  • Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt.
  • Cut in shortening/butter with pastry blender or two knives until it resembles a coarse meal. (Or you can just rub it in with your fingers).
  • Combine egg and milk.
  • Add this to the flour mix all at once, stirring with fork just enough to make a soft dough that sticks together.
  • Knead lightly on lightly floured surface 15 times.
  • Roll out to 1" (2.5cm) thickness.
  • Cut with floured 2" (5cm) cutter and place 1" (2.5cm) apart on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake in oven 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.3, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 30.7, Sodium 447, Carbohydrate 41.2, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 3.3, Protein 6.6

MILE HIGH BISCUITS



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This recipe is from the Tinsley House Cookbook. The Tinsley House is an old farm house that's part of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT. I made these biscuits for the first time recently and they are by far the best biscuits I've ever had!

Provided by Judi Harris-Nulle

Categories     Biscuits

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
3 c all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp plus 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 c butter
1 egg, beaten
1 c plus 2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • 1. Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter with pastry blender. Combine egg and milk. Add to dry ingredients and stir until well moistened. Knead 10 times. Roll out 1" inch, cut with 2 1/2" cutter. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until done 12-15 minutes.

MILE HIGH SCONES



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I received this recipe from a friend in London. The result is light, flaky, mile high scones, every time!

Provided by Clare Butler

Categories     Other Breakfast

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1 1/4 tsp salt
6 Tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes
3 Tbsp sugar
3/4 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 dash(es) lemon juice
1 beaten egg
sugar for sprinkling

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place baking sheet in oven to preheat as well.
  • 2. Warm milk in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add vanilla and lemon juice to milk. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients with a whisk. Add butter to dry mixture and use your hands to quickly incorporate the butter until the mixture beings to crumble. Make a well in the center of the dry and add the wet, mixing just until combined.
  • 3. Gather dough together and on a floured surface fold the dough over itself 4 times, leaving it at 2 inches in height. Cut into scones using a sharp knife or round cutter. Brush beaten egg on and sprinkle sugar on top.
  • 4. Carefully place scones on hot baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Eat or freeze immediately. Serve with jam and homemade clotted cream!!!

MILE HIGH BISCUITS



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I got this recipe in a church cookbook years ago and have been making them ever since. They are extremely tender with a flavor that no store bought biscuit could ever come up with. Makes breakfast or any meal special. (And they are so easy too)

Provided by Mysterygirl

Categories     Breads

Time 25m

Yield 15 Large Biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk

Steps:

  • Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Add egg and milk;mix until dough forms a ball.
  • Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead 10- 12 times, only.
  • Roll out to 3/4 inch, cut with floured cutter.
  • Place on lightly greased baking sheet.
  • Bake at 475 degrees for 12- 15 minutes or until light brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 177.8, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 14.1, Sodium 224.4, Carbohydrate 23.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 3.4, Protein 3.4

SKY-HIGH BISCUITS



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INDIANA-"When I think of food and summer, I think of our county fair in July. My three sons and I have competed in a lot of 4-H cooking contests. I enter 15 or more food items every year in the open show. "I've found Taste of Home to be a great source for prize winning recipes. My recipe for Sky-High Biscuits (below) never fails to win a ribbon. They're moist, high and flaky, with a wonderful wheat flavor." -Ruth Burrus, Zionsville

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1 egg
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cut in butter until crumble. Combine egg and milk; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10-15 times. Roll out to 1-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 51mg cholesterol, Sodium 380mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

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