Angel Biscuits

Name: Angel Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 package active dry yeast; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 2 liters all-purpose or cake flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters vegetable shortening; 3 Tbsps warm water (105°F. to 115°F.)

The recipe Angel Biscuits could satisfy your Southern craving in about 45 minutes. This recipe serves 20. This hor d'oeuvre has 275 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. If you have active yeast, vegetable shortening, buttermilk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Dissolve the yeast and a pinch of sugar in the warm water. Into a large bowl sift the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and the remainder of the sugar, with 6 cups of the flour.

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Sugar

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Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients with two forks, a pastry cutter, or your fingers until the size of garden peas.

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Shortening

Peas

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Add the yeast mixture to the buttermilk and stir into the flour mixture until all the flour is barely moistened to make a sticky dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or up to a week before using.

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Buttermilk

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Wrap

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When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 425°F.

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Place about 1 cup additional flour on the work surface.

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All Purpose Flour

Place the sticky dough on top of the flour and sprinkle with more flour. Pat out into a round 1/3 inch thick and then fold over to a height of 2/3 inch. Using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out the biscuits. If you desire a 1 1/2-inch round, make the dough thinner—a total of 1/2 inch.

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Biscuits

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place the biscuits, their sides touching, on the baking sheet.

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Biscuits

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Baking Sheet

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly tinged with brown.

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The biscuits can be kept frozen up to 3 months.

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Biscuits

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Servings:

1package

active dry yeast 1Tbsp

baking powder 1teaspoon

baking soda 473milliliters

buttermilk 2liters

all-purpose or cake flour 1teaspoon

salt 59milliliters

sugar 237milliliters

vegetable shortening 3Tbsps

warm water (105°F. to 115°F.)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.