Grandpas Biscuits Recipes

GRANDMA'S BISCUITS

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.

BIG BATCH OF GRANDMA'S BISCUITS WITH MOLASSES BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the cubed butter. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda. Form a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Mix with a fork until all of the ingredients are incorporated and the dough begins to come together into a ball. (The dough will be slightly dry.)
• Dust a clean work surface with flour, coat your palms and rub some on a rolling pin. Turn out the dough onto the work surface. Knead the dough for 1 to 2 minutes, folding it over onto itself each time. Roll out the dough until about 1/2 inch thick. Dip a 3-inch biscuit cutter or the rim of a 3-inch-wide glass in flour and then cut out the biscuits. Reshape the leftover dough into a ball, roll it out again and cut out more biscuits. Repeat until the dough is gone.
• Place the biscuits on the baking sheet and bake until the tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. While the biscuits are still hot, brush with the melted butter.
• Make the molasses butter: Stir the butter and molasses together to combine. Serve the warm biscuits with the molasses butter.

GRANDPA'S BISCUITS

Steps:

• **NOTE: Not all 9 cups of flour will be incorporated into the biscuits. Approximately 3 cups will be left when finished. It will be reclaimed, and not go to waste, after the biscuits go into the oven. I recommend using White Lily brand self-rising white flour. If not available in your area, use the finest flour available.
• Place oven rack in center position. Preheat oven to 390 degrees F. Gather ingredients and utensils/equipment. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place a large sheet of parchment paper, or freezer paper, on a flat work surface.
• Fill an average size flour sifter with self rising flour, to the 3 cup line (about an inch from the top,) and sift into a large bowl, 3 times for a total of about 9 cups of flour.
• Spoon 3/4 cup of butter flavored shortening (Crisco) into the middle of the flour.
• Use the edge of the spoon to cut the shortening into the flour, turning bowl frequently as "cutting in." Work from the center, pulling in a bit of the flour surrounding the shortening with each cut (there will be untouched flour remaining on the outer edge of the bowl; see photos.)
• Continue "cutting in" the surrounding flour until shortening is pea size.
• Pour about 1/3 of the milk over the middle, "cutting in" with spoon and turning bowl as working. Repeat with 1/2 of the remaining milk, then repeat again with remaining milk.
• "Cut in" flour, and dust top of dough with flour, until dough is no longer too sticky to be formed into a ball with hands.
• Loosely form dough into a ball; place on one side of the parchment/freezer paper lined flat surface. Pour excess flour remaining in bowl onto other side of paper.
• Smooth flour over paper; place ball of dough in center; sprinkle dough with some of the flour, and lightly roll dough in flour.
• Pick up dough; lightly knead into a ball with hands, adding a little flour as you go, until dough is barely no longer sticky (do not over-knead or over-flour because you will end up with hockey pucks, lol!)
• Smooth flour on paper; place ball of dough on flour; gently press dough into a circle or oval shape, no more than 1/2 inch thick.
• Use a biscuit cutter, or rim of drinking glass, to cut out rounds of dough.
• Place rounds, flour side down, on foil lined baking sheet.
• Gently form remaining scraps of dough into another oval; repeat cutting rounds until all dough has been formed.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; remove from oven; use a fork to rub a pat of softened butter over each biscuit; or brush with melted butter.
• Return biscuits to oven, for an extra 3 to 5 minutes, to lightly brown (keep an eye on them.)
• While biscuits are baking, place sifter in a clean bowl or over clean paper; pick up the flour-covered paper; empty remaining flour into sifter; shake and sift over bowl/paper until all that remains are bits of dough; discard dough bits; empty flour into airtight container, seal and reserve for another use.
• Serve hot with softened butter, jam, honey, gravy, country ham, sausage or whatever your heart desires. Keep extra biscuits in an airtight container or bag.

GRANDMA'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

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.

TRISHA YEARWOOD'S ANGEL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
• In a small bowl, combine the warm water with the yeast and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; stir until the yeast is dissolved. Let stand until bubbles appear, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Using your hands, mix the 1 cup cold butter into the flour, breaking the butter into small pebbles, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk and the yeast mixture. Gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients. Keep mixing until a ball starts to form, then gently knead, 12 to 15 times, to create a smooth dough. Cover with a cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for approximately 1 hour.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and press out to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick. Fold the dough in half, press again to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick, and then fold again. Cut the dough using a 2- to 3-inch round biscuit cutter, depending personal preference. Brush the bottom of a cast-iron skillet with some of the melted butter. Place the biscuits in the skillet; brush the tops with melted butter.
• Bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes, depending on size. Brush again with melted butter and serve immediately.

GRANDPA'S SPECIAL BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Combine the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor outfitted with a plastic blade.
• Pulse until well-blended.
• Add the butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 5 seconds.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl and add the buttermilk.
• Stir with a fork until it forms a dough.
• Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a greased baking sheet, 1-inch apart from each other.
• The dough may also be spooned on top of savory fillings to form a crust.
• Bake until slightly golden, about 20-25 minutes.

GRANDMA'S GINGER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2.
• Melt the butter, and mix in the beaten egg. (margarine can be used instead of the butter, but they do lose some of the melt in the mouth quality).
• Mix together the dry ingredients, and then add the butter/egg mix. Make sure these mix thoroughly, it may be necessary to use your hands.
• Shape the resulting dough into small balls roughly 2cm across.
• Place WELL APPART on a thoroughly greased tray, (About 6 on an average sized tray) and bake for 20-25 mins. (If they are still a bit pale after this, turn the oven up a fraction to brown them slightly).
• Leave to cool completely on the tray.