Raised Buttermilk Biscuits
Created by LDJ on November 23, 2014
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 1h
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #16080
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/3 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (sift, then measure)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
How to Make
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Step 1: In small warm bowl, mix sugar with the water, add yeast and stir to dissolve.
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Step 2: Sift flour again with baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening to fine crumb stage with pastry blender.
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Step 3: Add butter milk and yeast mixture, mix to a moderately stiff dough. Knead lightly for a few seconds.
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Step 4: Roll to 1/2-inch thickness cut into biscuits using 2 1/4-inch biscuit cutter.
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Step 5: Arrange on greased baking pans so biscuits barely touch each other, prick tops with fork and brush with melted butter.
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Step 6: Let rise in warm place until almost double in size, about 30-40 minutes.
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Step 7: Bake in 425° oven 10-15 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (44.1 g)
- Calories 127.7
- Total Fat - 4.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.9 g
- Cholesterol - 6.6 mg
- Sodium - 256.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 1.8 g
- Protein - 2.9 g
- Calcium - 47.9 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg