Angel Biscuits
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Mary Catherine Muir
These angel biscuits are light, fluffy, and oh-so-delicious. Serve with bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese for a homemade breakfast sandwich, or with supper for a tasty side.
How to Make It
Step 1
Dissolve yeast in warm water in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
Step 2
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk; stir just until moist. Cover and chill 1 hour.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 450°.
Step 4
Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead lightly 5 times. Roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush melted margarine over biscuit tops. Bake at 450° for 13 minutes or until golden.
annejo's Review
Fantastic flavor!!!!!! I will definitely make these often. I made some of the batch by just cutting off sort of a square with a table knife and putting it on the baking sheet since the dough was very soft. The rest I added more flour to and cut out. Both worked very well.
katief321's Review
These were the most bland, uneventful biscuits I've ever eaten. Not really sure why others loved them so much; I followed the recipe exactly and they were pretty much awful. The only thing that was acceptable was the texture -- that was actually pretty good (hence 2 and not 1 star). Need salt. Try the Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake biscuits! So much better.
AmyAmyG's Review