Cook the Book: Angel Biscuits

Name: Cook the Book: Angel Biscuits
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams packet active dry yeast; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 4 Tbsps (½ stick) butter, melted; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 59 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters vegetable shortening; 2 Tbsps lukewarm water (105º to 115ºf ); 1 liters Southern soft-wheat self-rising flour

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Cook the Book: Angel Biscuits a try. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 167 calories, 3g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, sugar, water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water in a small bowl. Set aside until the yeast looks foamy.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Stir together the flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Use a pastry blender or your fingertips to cut in the shortening until the pieces are the size of peas. Stir the buttermilk into the dissolved yeast. Stir into the flour mixture using a fork, just until moistened. Some or all of the dough can be refrigerated at this point. The dough is good for up to a week and actually develops more flavor over time.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Peas

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Blender

Bowl

When ready to bake, lightly coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and setit aside. Knead the dough lightly, about six turns.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

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Baking Sheet

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Roll out on a lightly floured surfaceto a ½-inch thickness. Stamp out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter. (Don’t twist the cutteror the biscuits will rise taller on one side.) Gather, roll, and cut the scraps. Arrange the biscuits with sides touching on the prepared baking sheet. (This helps them rise higher and remain soft.) Cover with a damp lint-free towel or plastic wrap that has been lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Biscuits

Roll

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Let the biscuits rise in a warm place until they have doubled in bulk, about 1 hour if at room temperature or 1½ hours if the dough has been refrigerated.

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Biscuits

Dough

Preheat the oven to 425ºf.

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Bake until the biscuits are lightly browned, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Biscuits

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Brush the tops with the melted butter and serve hot.