Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine all dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until resembles coarse corn meal. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk. Turn dough onto a well floured surface. Knead dough 1 minute. Roll or pat dough out 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and cut into 3 inch sized biscuits. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Note: This dough can be stored in the refrigerator up to 1 week so you can have fresh biscuits when you want them.
| Time: | 20 Minutes Preparation Time 15 Minutes Cooking Time |
Source: My Mom made these when she didn't have time to make the regular yeast rolls.
By Roxanne from Terre Haute, IN
This recipe is probably the easiest biscuit recipe you'll ever find. It's almost a no-fail and very quickly put together. Keeps in the refrigerator for several days, so when you make up a batch, you can bake a few and save the rest for another morning.
A cross between hot rolls and biscuits since it has yeast as well as baking powder and baking soda to make them rise nicely. They look and taste so good and are much cheaper than the canned biscuits that so many cooks are using today. You can do this!
Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water in a small bowl and let stand for 5 minutes.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (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 to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Cover and chill 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Turn the dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead lightly 5 times. Roll dough to a 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet. You can also use parchment paper on your baking sheet. If you want soft-sided biscuits, place them close together.
If you prefer a crustier finish to your biscuits, leave a little space between them.
Brush the melted butter lightly over the biscuit tops. Bake at 450 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
Source: Our good friend Herby in Franklin, NC who took us under his wing and taught us "flat-landers" many good lessons about mountain living. He'd sit and play his "banjer"and sing all the old Smoky Mountain songs while I cooked the wonderful fresh vegetables from his garden and baked sweet apple pies, angel biscuits, and cornbread for all of us. It was such a special time for my husband, our son, and me. Best possible memories.
By Julia from Boca Raton, FL
Shared on: 06/26/2011
Dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; make a well in center of mixture. Add yeast mixture, oil, and buttermilk; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with a 2 inch biscuit cutter; place on ungreased baking sheets. Cover, let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
NOTE: Dough may be stored in refrigerator 5 days. Roll and cut, place on baking sheet, and keep at room temperature 1 hour before baking.
By Robin
This is a wonderful yeast flavored biscuit without all the fuss. Great for Holiday Dinners.
Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Add milk, stirring to make soft dough. Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/2 inch thickness.
Make up this biscuit dough and it'll keep in the refrigerator for days. Since I frequently make hot biscuits for breakfast, and again in the evenings, the dough will last 3-4 days.
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