Make Ahead Biscuits
photo by pastawendy
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
3 dozen
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1419.54 ml flour
- 14.78 ml sugar
- 24.64 ml baking powder
- 4.92 ml salt
- 2.46 ml baking soda
- 236.59 ml shortening or 236.59 ml butter
- 473.18 ml buttermilk
- 9.85 ml yeast
- 44.37 ml warm water
directions
- Mix dry ingredients. (You may use some whole wheat flour in place of white flour.).
- Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or knives.
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
- Add buttermilk and yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to blend.
- Bring dough together on a floured surface and kneed lightly. (No more than 12 times - this is the key to keeping the biscuits light.).
- Roll or pat to 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut into 3 dozen biscuits.
- Bake at 450 for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Alternately, place unbaked biscuits on a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Freeze until solid. Store in freezer bags. When you want to use them, remove from freezer and allow to defrost on a baking sheet before baking at 450 for 10 - 12 minutes.
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