Paula Deen Biscuits

Obviously by the title, I did not "create" this recipe.  However I have always been on the search for a great biscuit recipe.  I have several recipes that I like but sometimes they just turn out dry.  This one is awesome!!! I originally used them for homemade biscuits and gravy when we had family visiting.  However, I LOVE eating them plain, with butter, with honey, or with jam.  They are SO good.  Another benefit is that they are SOO easy and fast.  Start to finish, I think I spent 30 minutes on them.  Another benefit is that they are homemade so you can make them as big or as small as you want. Obviously, the larger you cut your biscuit, the fewer biscuits that you will have.  Thank you Paula Deen :)

Here is everything you need:

• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 8 Tbsp butter, softened
• 3/4 cup milk

1. Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a larger bowl. Stir to combine.
2. Using two knives or a pastry blender, cut butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is pretty much all fine crumbs.
3. Make a "well" in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour in the milk. Knead with your fingers until the dough forms a ball and all ingredients are combined. (I used a spoon until it is all pretty well combined then I dig in with my fingers.) The dough will be soft and sticky but workable---sorry hard to describe.
4. Lightly flour a surface. Dump the dough out and rough into a rectangle of desired thickness. (You saw my biscuits Amanda...They were all different heights...obviously I suck at uniformity). Then using a biscuit cutter or a glass, cut biscuits. Place them on a slightly sprayed, greased, or buttered cookie sheet/pan. Repeat process until the dough is completely used.
5. Bake in a Preheated 425 degree oven for about 12 minutes.

Fast, simple, and oh so delicious!

Basic Biscuits

I made these biscuits awhile back for dinner and again for breakfast a few days later. I have since been asked for the recipe. They are just a basic baking powder biscuits and are super easy to make.
1/3 Cup shortening

1 3/4 Cup Flour

2 1/2 tsp Baking powder

3/4 tsp Salt (varies by taste)

3/4 Cup Milk

1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2) Mix dry ingredients together. Cut shortening into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender (or forks). Mixture should look like fine crumbs. Add milk and mix. If the dough is sticky, add slightly more flour. If the dough is flaky or floury, add a splash more milk. Should be moist but not sticky.

3) Sprinkle flour on counter. Place dough on counter and knead about 10 times.

4) Roll out dough into a rectangle til about 1/2 inch thick. Cut biscuits out. (I use a circle cookie cutter, but can use a biscuit cutter or a glass turned upside down.) You may have to dip the cutter in flour. Place the biscuits on a sprayed (PAM) cookie sheet. Repeat until all the dough is used.

5) Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes about 12 biscuits-varies depending on the size of cutter you use.

Enjoy!