Angel Biscuits

Name: Angel Biscuits
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 7 grams envelope active dry yeast; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters cold butter, cut into pieces; 355 milliliters buttermilk; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters shortening, cut into pieces; 2 Tbsps sugar; 59 milliliters warm water (105° to 115°)

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Angel Biscuits a try. One serving contains 724 calories, 13g of protein, and 36g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of butter, sugar, baking soda, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 32 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Combine yeast and warm water in a 1-cup glass measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.

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Water

Yeast

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Meanwhile, whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.

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Shortening

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Combine yeast mixture and buttermilk, and add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead about 1 minute.

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Buttermilk

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with a 2-inch round cutter or into 2-inch squares.

Place on 2 ungreased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 400 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Cinnamon-Raisin Angel Biscuits: Substitute 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar for 2 Tbsp. sugar. Stir 1 cup baking raisins, 2 tsp. lemon zest, and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon into flour mixture in Step Proceed with recipe as directed.

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Cinnamon

Brown Sugar

Lemon Zest

Biscuits

Raisins

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Sugar

Note: We tested with Sun-Maid Baking Raisins.

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Raisins

Time-Saving Tips: Prepare recipe as directed through Step Shape dough into a disk; store in a glass, airtight container in refrigerator up to 5 days.

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Dough

Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes.

Roll, cut, and bake as directed in Steps 4- Unbaked biscuits may be frozen on a baking sheet, covered with plastic wrap, 2 hours.

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Biscuits

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Transfer frozen biscuits to a zip-top plastic freezer bag, and freeze up to 1 month.

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Frozen Biscuits

Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking as directed.

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Servings:

7grams

envelope active dry yeast 1Tbsp

baking powder 1teaspoon

baking soda 118milliliters

cold butter, cut into pieces 355milliliters

buttermilk 1liters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

salt 118milliliters

shortening, cut into pieces 2Tbsps

sugar 59milliliters

warm water (105° to 115°)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. 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 Von Winning Winnings Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.