BONNIE'S OLD FASHIONED BISCUITS

BONNIE'S OLD FASHIONED BISCUITS image

Provided by BonniE ! @ReikiHealsTheSoul

Number Of Ingredients 11

DRY INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose organic flour
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
SHORTENING
2/3 cup ice cold grated butter stored in the freezer
WET INGREDIENTS
1 large egg
1/2 cup ice cold buttermilk or a little more if needed

Steps:

Before you begin, make sure all ingredients are ice cold, and make the biscuits quickly and get them into the oven before they heat up. That is the secret of a tall and flaky biscuit. Of course, not handling them too much and the addition of cream of tartar is important, too. I use a parchment lined 9X13 metal baking pan for my biscuits. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Bake about 15 minutes until golden brown or a little darker, like mine. This recipe makes 6 large biscuits.
# Flour a cutting board. # Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. # Mix the egg with the buttermilk in a small bowl, and keep it in the fridge. # Use a pastry cutter to cut the ice cold grated butter into the dry ingredients until it is the size of a pea. You will see little "peas" of butter in the flour. (just like you do when making pie crusts) # Now add the cold milk and egg mixture to the flour and butter. # Gently mix it quickly with a wooden spoon, (over handling makes biscuits tough.) # Turn out on the floured cutting board, and flour your hands. # Knead lightly, and pat the dough with your hands to a thickness of one inch. # Cut with a large biscuit cutter. # Place biscuits in the parchment lined pan. Bake about 15 minutes in the hot oven, and brush tops with butter before serving. Enjoy!