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Angel Biscuits

VegetarianSouthernGastro-Pub

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield: 30 servings

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A heavenly chorus descends from above, gracing your table with a truly divine treat: Angel Biscuits! These seemingly humble heroes of the feast are anything but simple: flaky layers of buttery pastry, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, just waiting for jams or sauces or even just good, old-fashioned butter. At only an hour and a half to make, they really are a snap to make too! And legend has it, every time you bite into Angel Biscuits, an angel gets its wings!

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Ingredients

  • 2 (0.25-ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water, about 110 degrees F-115 degrees F
  • 2 cups warm buttermilk, about 110 degrees F-115 degrees F
  • 5-5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring a work surface
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup shortening
  • butter, melted, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Lightly grease 2-3 baking sheets.

Step 2 -In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let it stand for 5 minutes.

Step 3 -Stir the warm buttermilk into the yeast mixture.

Step 4 -In a large bowl, combine the flour, the sugar, the salt, the baking powder, and the baking soda.

Step 5 -Cut the shortening into the flour mixture using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 6 -Stir the yeast mixture into the flour mixture.

Step 7 -Lightly flour a worksurface and turn the dough out onto it.

Step 8 -Knead the dough lightly 3-4 times, then roll it out to 1/2-inch thickness.

Step 9 -Cut the dough with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter.

Step 10 -Place the biscuits 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Step 11 -Cover the biscuits with clean kitchen towels and let them rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Step 12 -Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Step 13 -Bake the biscuits until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.

Step 14 -Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter.

Step 15 -Serve the biscuits warm.

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