Beer Biscuits

Name: Beer Biscuits
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ cup shortening; ¾ cup beer

Rating: 4.05 stars

126 Ratings
106 Reviews
7 Photos

The beer adds flavor and leavening to these biscuits.

By Lisa

Recipe Summary

Servings:

Yield:

1 dozen

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup beer

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Step 2

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until it has cornmeal consistency. Stir in beer, and knead lightly.
Step 3

Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with biscuit cutter.
Step 4

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

121 calories; 2.2 g protein; 16.8 g carbohydrates; 0 mg cholesterol; 316.7 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (106)

Most helpful positive review

BIGSCOTTK

05/22/2003

Awesome smell when cooking! Also makes fantastic pizza crust! Just use a generous amount of flour when rolling out! Use lite beer, any brand as it all tastes the same when baked, for a few less calories. The biscuts that taste great... AND less filling! Big Scott Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Stephanie

04/12/2003

The buscuits were good but you could certainly taste the beer. I used a light beer but the taste was still prominent. Read More

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126 Ratings

5 star values: 57
4 star values: 40
3 star values: 13
2 star values: 10
1 star values: 6

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BIGSCOTTK

05/22/2003

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AMATERASUI

04/11/2003

This is an excellent recipe! Instead of beer I used a Scottish Ale and served these marvelous biscuits with blue cheese. It made an excellent appetizer. One tip to avoid hard biscuits: Make sure you follow the directions and preheat the oven to 450 degrees and do not over knead the dough. These biscuits will come out nice flakey and savory. Read More

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fitforaqueenclothing.com

02/10/2004

I enjoyed the ease flavor and texture of these biscuits. Next time I am going to try baking them touching each other in a 9inch round cake pan and brush them with melted butter for more color. Read More

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CHRISTINA729

09/06/2006

I made this again and again they're excellent. If yours are too hard perhaps you used too much flour? They need to be a little sticky when you cut them. I went easy on the flour when cutting too. I wonder if it's the choice of shortening too... I used Crisco's no trans fat (the green can). They are not hard at all though they are not "brown". These are the best I've tried. I did put some cornmeal on my pizza stone just in case of sticking. These are really great. Read More

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Stephanie

04/11/2003

The buscuits were good but you could certainly taste the beer. I used a light beer but the taste was still prominent. Read More

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MIAMIMARTINI

04/11/2003

Very easy to make. I will make them again but will use less beer than the recipe calls for. My family thought the taste was a little too strong but gobbled them down nonetheless. Read More

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LauraKKH

04/11/2003

These came out flat tasteless and hard. My husband fed them to the ducks in the pond behind our house. Read More

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MAGGIEWAG1

07/27/2003

This was the easiest and best tasting from scratch recipe I have ever tried. Will definately make these again. Read More

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Misanthrope

03/30/2008

This is a really great biscuit - simple with a flavor on its own without over powering other flavors when served with a meal or soup. I used this as an oven baked casserole topping once... very delicious! Read More

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I enjoyed the ease flavor and texture of these biscuits. Next time I am going to try baking them touching each other in a 9inch round cake pan and brush them with melted butter for more color.

The buscuits were good but you could certainly taste the beer. I used a light beer but the taste was still prominent.

Very easy to make. I will make them again but will use less beer than the recipe calls for. My family thought the taste was a little too strong but gobbled them down nonetheless.