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Angel Biscuits I
Denise
"Light and airy biscuits."
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Ingredients
1 h 20 m servings 186Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in shortening until mixture resembles course crumbs, set aside.
- Place warm water in warm bowl. Sprinkle in yeast, stir until dissolved. Add yeast mixture and warm buttermilk to dry ingredients, blend well.
- Remove dough to floured surface. Knead dough 10 to 15 times, form into ball. Roll dough to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-1/2 inch biscuits. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until done.
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Most helpful positive review
8/11/2002
WOW!These are the biscuits I've been looking for all my life!I made a batch with whole wheat pastry flour and a little less shortening and they were still delicious!I used these to make dumpling...
Most helpful critical review
10/9/2002
I don't know what I did wrong, but these came out hard as rocks and definetly not light and airy. I will probably try again but I had to resort to frozen biscuits for dinner.
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8/11/2002
WOW!These are the biscuits I've been looking for all my life!I made a batch with whole wheat pastry flour and a little less shortening and they were still delicious!I used these to make dumpling...
12/25/2001
Foolproof and versatile! Try it for cinnamon rolls (use 1/2 shortening). Dress it up rolling it out in layers w/ butter like crescent rolls. So EASY and tasty.
10/21/2002
My husband loves these! I didn't have any buttermilk, so I substituted 1/2 yogurt to 1/2 milk. They taste like Hungry Jacks, according to DH. Thanks for sharing!
10/3/2000
My fiance loved these. They were tasty and easy to make. I also didn't get much rise during the proofing stage, but did while baking.
12/3/2001
This is the BEST biscuit recipe that I have ever made. Thanks Denise. Happy Baking, Bonnie
8/22/2001
These are great with fried chicken, with sausage gravy, & especially with strawberries & cream! They are very easy to make & the kids eat them up!
7/4/2000
Very good, but did not get much of a rise out of these even after waiting 1 hour.
10/14/2007
My Mom made angel biscuits all of the time when we were growing up. She passed away before I could get her recipe. This recipe brought back so many memories for me, just like my mom made.
3/11/2005
These biscuits were very good! I give it only four stars because I have a non-yeast recipe that I use which eliminates the rising time. I did make these into cinnamon rolls by spreading it wit...