Buttermilk Yeast Biscuits
"These are a cross between a baking powder biscuit and a dinner roll, very easy to make and very delicious!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (48.2 g)
- Calories 182.9
- Total Fat - 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2 g
- Cholesterol - 9.3 mg
- Sodium - 106.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 7.2 g
- Protein - 6.2 g
- Calcium - 123 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water in a small bowl, and let stand for 5 minutes or until foamy.
Step 2
In a bowl combine the flour with next 4 ingredients .
Step 3
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk to flour mixture; stir just until moist.
Step 4
Cover and chill 1 hour.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 6
Grease a large baking sheet.
Step 7
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Step 8
Turn the dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead lightly 5 times.
Step 9
Roll dough to about 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-inch biscuit cutter.
Step 10
Place the biscuits on a baking sheet.
Step 11
Brush the melted butter over the biscuit tops.
Step 12
Bake for 12 minutes or until golden.
Tips
No special items needed.