Best 5 Light And Fluffy Biscuits Recipes

WHITE LILY® LIGHT AND FLUFFY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Place flour in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbs are the size of peas. Add buttermilk, stirring with fork just until flour is moistened.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead gently 5 to 6 times, just until a smooth dough is formed. Roll dough into a 7-inch circle that is 3/4- to 1-inch thick. Cut out 7 to 8 biscuits using a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on baking sheet, about 1-inch apart. (For softer biscuits, arrange so that edges almost touch.) Shape dough scraps into a ball. Pat out until 3/4-inch thick. Cut out additional biscuits.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Brush with butter, if desired.

LIGHT AND FLUFFY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. in your mixer bowl, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• beat eggs and milk with fork and mix with dry ingredients.
• mix lightly then turn onto a well floured surface. the dough will be moist so you will have to spinkle with a little flour. knead 20 times.
• roll to 3/4 in thick. cut with biscuit cutter and place on lightly greased baking sheet so they are touching each other. brush top with butter or margarin.
• bake in 450 degree preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes.
• remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes then place on cooling rack.

LIGHT AND FLUFFY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.
• Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface.
• Pat dough out to 1/2 inch think.
• Cut dough with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.
• Dredge buiscuits in the 1/2 stick melted butter.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.

SPELT FLOUR BISCUITS- LIGHT AND FLUFFY AND FULL OF FLAVOR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In large mixing bowl, blend flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until dough is crumbly. Small pea sized pellets formed. Slowly add milk while mixing. The dough should pull away from sides of bowl. More milk if still to dry/crumbly, less milk if pasty.
• If adding other ingredients*, do so before adding milk.
• Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes depending on oven. Top will look golden brown and bottom edge is visibly brown as well.
• Remove from oven and serve with gravy, butter, jam, syrup, honey -- options are endless -- these are compatable with just about anything.

SOUTHERN BREAKFAST BISCUITS - EASY BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 450 Degrees Fahrenheit.
• Generously cover the bottom of an 8" square glass baking dish with Canola Oil, and set it in the oven.
• Combine Buttermilk and Flour in a mixing bowl.
• Add water until the consistency is slightly sloppier than dough. This wonderful little recipe works with a variety of consistencies - from slightly soggier than normal dough all the way to just-about-pourable.
• Add the 3 1/6th cups of Oil, and mix as little as necessary to combine all ingredients. Overmixing can lead to tough biscuits, so be careful not to fall for that trap!
• Take your glass dish from the oven, and pour/scoop/scrape your dough into it. Smooth it over the top if necessary, to ensure even sized biscuits. (no worries if you don't do this well, they still taste great).
• Oil a blunt knife and dip it in flour, and use it to cut your dough into 9 even squares.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, checking at 8, until they're golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve.