Have you ever tasted a light, flaky biscuit that melts in your mouth? If not, then you need to try Heloise's Angel Biscuits. This classic Southern recipe has been passed down for generations, and it's easy to see why. The biscuits are made with just a few simple ingredients, and they can be whipped up in no time. They are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and they can be served with a variety of toppings. In this article, you will find the classic Heloise's Angel Biscuit recipe, along with three variations: Buttermilk Angel Biscuits, Sour Cream Angel Biscuits, and Sweet Potato Angel Biscuits. Each variation has its own unique flavor and texture, so you can find the perfect biscuit for your taste.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ANGEL BISCUITS
These biscuits taste like they were sent right from heaven to our plate.
Provided by Pam Lolley
Time 2h50m
Yield about 2 ½ dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Stir together warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of the sugar in a small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl; cut cold butter and shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; chill at least 2 hours or up to 5 days.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 or 4 times. Gently roll into a ½-inch-thick circle, and fold in half; repeat. Gently roll to 1⁄2-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Reroll remaining scraps, and cut with cutter. Place rounds with sides touching in a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet or on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. (If using a 10-inch skillet, place remaining biscuits on a baking sheet.) Brush biscuits with 2 Tbsp. of the melted butter.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Brush with remaining melted butter, and serve.
TRISHA YEARWOOD'S ANGEL BISCUITS
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories side-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 8 to 12 biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
- In a small bowl, combine the warm water with the yeast and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; stir until the yeast is dissolved. Let stand until bubbles appear, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Using your hands, mix the 1 cup cold butter into the flour, breaking the butter into small pebbles, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk and the yeast mixture. Gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients. Keep mixing until a ball starts to form, then gently knead, 12 to 15 times, to create a smooth dough. Cover with a cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for approximately 1 hour.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and press out to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick. Fold the dough in half, press again to 1- to 1 1/2-inches thick, and then fold again. Cut the dough using a 2- to 3-inch round biscuit cutter, depending personal preference. Brush the bottom of a cast-iron skillet with some of the melted butter. Place the biscuits in the skillet; brush the tops with melted butter.
- Bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes, depending on size. Brush again with melted butter and serve immediately.
HELOISE'S ANGEL BISCUITS
Make and share this Heloise's Angel Biscuits recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bren in LR
Categories Breads
Time 35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Dissolve the yeast in warm water and set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients (in the above order) in a bowl, and then cut in the shortening as you would for a pie crust. When it looks grainy or like little beads, it's time to stir in the buttermilk and the yeast mixture. Mix thoroughly but don't overmix.
- The dough is ready to use, or it can be refrigerated in a covered bowl for later.
- When ready to make biscuits, place dough on a well-floured counter or board and knead lightly.
- Roll out (don't overroll or work the dough) and cut with a biscuit cutter.
- Place the biscuits on a greased pan and let rise slightly--this is an important step, especially if you have refrigerated dough.
- Then bake in a 400-degree oven 12-15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.1, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 1.2, Sodium 448.4, Carbohydrate 34.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 4.7, Protein 5.4
FLAKY ANGEL BISCUITS
These yeast biscuits do not have to rise. I got this recipe from my wonderful mother-in-law many years ago. I wish she was still here to enjoy them with me.
Provided by Darlene Summers
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 25m
Yield 24 biscuits, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
- Into a large bowl, sift flour with other dry ingredients.
- Cut in shortening.
- Add Buttermilk.
- Then add yeast mixture.
- Stir until all flour is dampened.
- Knead on floured board a minute or two.
- Roll out to desired thickness and cut with biscuit cutter.
- Bake at 400° for about 12 to 15 minutes or till lightly browned.
- This dough may be placed in the refrigerator after mixing and used as needed for a couple of weeks.
- Biscuits do not have to rise before baking.
ANGEL BISCUITS
I remember exactly when I first encountered these celestial biscuits. It was in the early 1970s as I prowled the South in search of great grassroots cooks to feature in a new series I was writing for Family Circle magazine. Through county home demonstration agents, I obtained the names of the local women who'd won prizes at the county and state fairs. I then interviewed two or three of them in each area before choosing my subject. And all, it seemed, couldn't stop talking about "this fantastic new biscuit recipe" that was all the rage-something called Angel Biscuits. The local cookbooks I perused also featured Angel Biscuits, often two or three versions of them in a single volume. Later, when I began researching my American Century Cookbook, I vowed to learn the origin of these feathery biscuits. My friend Jeanne Voltz, for years the Woman's Day food editor, thought that Angel Biscuits descended from an old Alabama recipe called Riz Biscuits, which she remembered from her childhood. Helen Moore, a freelance food columnist living near Charlotte, North Carolina, told me that a home economics professor of hers at Winthrop College in South Carolina had given her the Angel Biscuits recipe back in the 1950s. "I remember her saying, 'I've got a wonderful new biscuit recipe. It's got yeast in it.' " Others I've queried insist that Angel Biscuits were created at one of the fine southern flour millers; some say at White Lily, others at Martha White (and both are old Nashville companies). In addition to the soft flour used to make them, Angel Biscuits owe their airiness to three leavenings: yeast, baking powder, and baking soda. Small wonder they're also called "bride's biscuits." They are virtually foolproof.
Provided by Jean Anderson
Yield Makes about 2 1/2 dozen biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- 2. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the texture of coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and yeast mixture and toss briskly with a fork just until the mixture forms a soft dough.
- 3. Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and with floured hands, knead lightly for about a minute. With a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out until 5/8 inch thick; then, using a well-floured 2 1/2- to 2 3/4-inch cutter, cut into rounds. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Gather scraps, reroll, and cut as before.
- 4. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until the biscuits are nicely puffed and pale tan on top. Serve at once with plenty of butter.
ANGEL BISCUITS
Light, flaky and divine, there's a reason we call these biscuits angelic. This classic homemade angel biscuit recipe uses not one, but three types of leavening agents including yeast, baking powder and baking soda, resulting in the fluffiest biscuits imaginable. Whether you enjoy them for breakfast with a spoonful of jam or serve them as a side at the dinner table, these simple buns can go from kitchen to table in under an hour, making them an easy addition to any meal. To give these homemade angel biscuits their heavenly glow, brush them with melted butter the moment they come out of the oven.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 40m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°. Dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in yeast mixture and just enough buttermilk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
- Place dough on generously floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead lightly 25 to 30 times, sprinkling with flour if dough is too sticky. Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Brush with butter. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Biscuit, Sodium 180 mg
ANGEL BISCUITS
I first received a sample of these light, wonderful angel biscuits, along with the recipe, from an elderly gentleman friend. I now bake them often as a Saturday-morning treat, served with butter and honey. They're perfect with sausage gravy, too! -Faye Hintz, Springfield, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in warm buttermilk; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in yeast mixture. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 3-4 times. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover with kitchen towels and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 1 hour., Bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Lightly brush tops with melted butter. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 244mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
ANGEL BISCUITS (HINTS FROM HELOISE'S RECIPE)
I use this recipe for pizza dough as well, and wil work it a bit more if using for that. they always come out better if frozen or chilled when put in to bake as it gives less chance for lard or shortening to melt = flakier
Provided by Elaine Ball
Categories Biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. mix yeast and warm water in separate bowl. do not use water over 110 degs, or it will kill yeast.
- 2. in large separate bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
- 3. cut in lard or shortening until pieces are very small
- 4. stir in buttermilk and yeast mixture. Either refrigerate dough, or proceed to knead lightly on floured board and roll to 3/4" and cut with a floured biscuit cutter or glass.
- 5. place in greased pan. Some people like to baste with butter, but as much as I love butter, I don't do this. Let rise for a few minutes.
- 6. Bake at 400 degs Fahrenheit until light brown, about 12 minutes.
- 7. Serve with gravy, or buttered with honey or jam, or with a slab of ham or sausage and cheddar cheese...or just enjoy plain..
ANGEL BISCUITS BY HELOISE RECIPE
Provided by clawson
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in warm water. Mix dry ingredients. Cut in solid shortening. Stir in buttermilk and yeast. Refrigerate or knead slightly and roll out on a floured counter or board and cut with a biscuit cutter or small juice glass. Bake 12 - 15 minutes in a 400 degree oven, on a greased cookie sheet.
Tips:
- Use cold butter for the biscuits. This will help them rise higher and be more flaky.
- Don't overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough.
- Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. This will ensure that the biscuits are cooked evenly.
- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven. This will help them rise quickly and evenly.
- Serve the biscuits warm with your favorite toppings.
Conclusion:
Heloise's Angel Biscuits are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a batch of these light and fluffy biscuits that are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy recipe, give Heloise's Angel Biscuits a try!
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