MY GRANNY'S OLD-FASHIONED BISCUITS
A simple, basic buttermilk biscuit with minimal ingredients. It's an old-fashioned recipe everyone should have handy. If you follow Elaine's directions, once baked the biscuit is perfectly flaky and fluffy with a little tang from the buttermilk. They're melt-in-your-mouth good.
Provided by Elaine Bovender
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heavily grease a large cast-iron skillet or biscuit pan and set aside. (I prefer the cast iron skillet).
- 2. Put the flour into a large bowl and add lard/shortening.
- 3. Cut into flour using the usual pastry method.
- 4. Add buttermilk and mix with fork or hands.
- 5. Mix into a light dough.
- 6. Turn dough onto a floured board and knead a couple of times.
- 7. Pat dough to flatten to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter, cut dough into biscuits.
- 8. Place cut biscuits in the prepared pan.
- 9. Pour melted shortening/butter over each biscuit.
- 10. Bake for about 13 to 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan and place into a covered container and allow to steam for about 5 minutes. You may also brush melted butter over top prior to steaming (if desired).
- 11. Serve hot with butter, apple butter, jellies, jams, honey, or anything else that you like.
- 12. Special Note: I didn't have a biscuit cutter, so what I did was open both ends of a 4-ounce sized mushroom can, washed and removed the label and it works perfectly.
~ TWO BITES GRANNY BISCUITS ~
Great little bite sized biscuits. My husband calls them granny biscuits. These are the size she made. They're about 2 bites worth and she would serve them with country ham. These are great when you're in a hurry and still want that home made taste! Enjoy!
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Other Breakfast
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 450 degree F. I place the biscuit mix, cream and sugar in my food processor, pulse just until moistened. Lightly flour a spot on your counter and pour out the mix. Knead the mixture 8 - 10 times or until holding nicely together.
- 2. Roll biscuits to about 1/2 inch thickness. I use a 3 inch biscuit cutter. Cut into dough, don't twist the cutter. ( I use the scraps too - pat together and cut a few extras.)- not pretty but still tastes good! LOL Place on a lightly greased sheet pan, about 1 inch apart.
- 3. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until golden. Serve as mini biscuit sandwiches as I did or jam, sausage gravy. Great just slathered with butter.
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