How Do You Bake Homemade Biscuits From Scratch?
The following recipe makes hot biscuits that are so easy to make you COULD make them in your sleep. To make the task even easier, use a food processor to cut in the shortening. Serve hot biscuits with honey, jam or sausage gravy for a tasty side dish. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, if desired. Combine dry ingredients and sugar, if using. Cut in shortening until the mixture looks like the size of corn meal. For extra flaky biscuits be sure to leave a few large bits of fat in the dry ingredients. Add enough milk to form a soft dough. Stir the dough with a fork while adding the milk. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently about 10 times. Pat dough out to 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick. Cut out with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Be sure to cut straight down and do not twist the biscuit cutter. The biscuits will bake up straight and tall when they are cut without twisting the cutter. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until the biscuits are
