How Do You Make Easy Homemade Biscuits?
The following recipe makes hot, flaky American homemade biscuits using self rising flour. American biscuits are a hot bread served with almost any meal. The recipe is so easy you could almost make them while asleep. • Turn on the oven to 425 F. • Add the baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. • Add flour to a bowl. • Add sugar, if using. • Mix dry ingredients together with a spoon or fork. • Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or use two sharp knives. The shortening should look like peas when cut into flour mixture. Do not totally blend shortening into the flour. • Add milk. Use just enough milk to make a soft dough. • Stir mixture with a fork until a soft dough forms. • Knead dough gently about 10 times. • roll out dough about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick. • Cut out biscuits using a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Do not twist biscuit cutter when cutting out the biscuits. • Place biscuits onto prepared baking sheet. • Cook For 10 – 15 minutes Serve hot with butter, honey, jam, syrup or gravy.
