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My review
J.P.'s Big Daddy Biscuits
John Pickett
"This recipe will produce the biggest biscuits in the history of the world! Serve these gems with butter, preserves, honey, gravy or they can also be used as dinner rolls...you get the picture. The dough can also be prepared several hours, and up to a day ahead of time. If so, turn dough out onto aluminum foil that has been either floured, lightly buttered or lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Roll up foil until it is sealed, and refrigerate. Don't be surprised if your biscuits rise even higher because the baking powder has had more time to act in the dough. You may have to make a few batches before you get desired results: desired results equals huge mongo biscuits."
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Ingredients
45 m servings 282 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings (6 grand sized biscuits)
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- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead 15 to 20 times. Pat or roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits with a large cutter or juice glass dipped in flour. Repeat until all dough is used. Brush off the excess flour, and place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges begin to brown.
Footnotes
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- Parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 282 calories; 12.6 g fat; 36.4 g carbohydrates; 5.6 g protein; 3 mg cholesterol; 649 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
11/21/2002
ok, I come from a family of very picky biscuit lovers. I looked all summer for a soft big biscuit and have FOUND IT ! I don't see why people have had problems with these. They are great and i ma...
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12/24/2002
These biscuits tasted OK, but they were very dense and doughy. (Is that a word?) The search for a great biscuit recipe continues.
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11/21/2002
ok, I come from a family of very picky biscuit lovers. I looked all summer for a soft big biscuit and have FOUND IT ! I don't see why people have had problems with these. They are great and i ma...
5/11/2005
Very good! I make them with half whole wheat flour and half all purpose, and I use butter instead of shortening (I like to avoid trans fats). This is the biscuit recipe I added to my permanent...
9/21/2002
Excellent recipe ! Being a single guy -no shortening or milk in the fridge, I used butter and a cup of beer. Go ahead and laugh, but they came out great.
4/27/2003
Mandy14 - The instructions say to knead 14-14 TIMES, NOT 14-15 minutes! The object is to handle the dough as little as possible.
2/5/2007
These biscuits had a great texture, rose beautifully and were so easy to make. The only drawback was that they were bland and definitely had a slight baking powder taste. I made them a second t...
12/2/2002
These are exceptionally good. Very similar to my mom's "baking powder biscuits", but these are moister then hers. I made the "creamed chicken over biscuits" recipe from this site to go with thes...
8/18/2002
Simple and tasty! One tip though...don't knead the dough! Kneading this mixing with produce a tough textured biscuit. Mix it just till it holds together...pat into a 1 1/2 inch thick circle.....
8/17/2011
This is a good basic biscuit recipe minus the sugar - adding sugar makes a biscuit a scone. I've been making biscuits every AM for 30+ years and I've found that it's really the techniques that ...