Diary of a Kentucky Cook

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Brian's Quick Biscuits



photo: L watts




Brian's Quick Biscuits
recipe courtesy of: brian

preheat oven to 450

2 1/4 cups baking mix (+ little extra for sprinkling)
2/3 cup regular milk
2 Tbl of dry buttermilk substitute
5 Tbls butter crisco

Place baking mix in a large bowl,
add dry buttermilk substitute, stir.
Cut crisco in with a fork.
Stir and form a soft dough.
if the batter is too wet add a little more baking mix
a sprinkle at a time until batter is good for rolling.

Place dough on a prepared surface,
sprinkled with a little mix.
roll out dough abt 1/2 inch thick.
cut out biscuits using either a biscuit cutter
or an ice tea glass.

place biscuit rounds on lightly greased cookie sheet
bake for 8 minutes, take out of oven
spread a small dollup of butter on
the top of each biscuit.
place back in the oven for 2 - 3 additional minutes
or until biscuits are a golden brown.

*watch the biscuits closely for the last minute or 2.
makes about a dozen biscuits


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