BASIC BISCUITS - FROM PAULA DEEN

Basic Biscuits - from Paula Deen image

No waiting for rise with this recipe! This is the biscuit recipe she used for the Country Fried Steak & Gravy, which I posted separately. She, also, preferred to use lard instead of Crisco! Great tip in step 4 provided by unknown reviewer. (NOTE Granny T suggests you increase salt to 1 tsp)

Provided by Nana Lee

Time 27m

Yield 3 doz

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (see NOTE above)
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup solid shortening (recommend frozen Crisco)
2 cups buttermilk

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1319.5, Fat 54.9, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 6.5, Sodium 1348.4, Carbohydrate 177.3, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 16.8, Protein 27.9