Best Foolproof Southern Biscuits Recipes

SOUTHERN BISCUITS

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For a taste of homemade comfort, bake Alton Brown's buttery, flaky Southern Biscuits recipe from Good Eats on Food Network.

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories side-dish

Time 40m

Yield 1 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons shortening
1 cup buttermilk, chilled

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. (The faster the better, you don't want the fats to melt.) Make a well in the center and pour in the chilled buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together. The dough will be very sticky.
Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press into a 1-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter, being sure to push straight down through the dough. Place biscuits on baking sheet so that they just touch. Reform scrap dough, working it as little as possible and continue cutting. (Biscuits from the second pass will not be quite as light as those from the first, but hey, that's life.)
Bake until biscuits are tall and light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121, Fat 4.5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Cholesterol 6 milligrams, Sodium 331 milligrams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fiber 0.5 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 1 grams

FOOLPROOF SOUTHERN BISCUITS

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I know this recipe sounds strange, but give it a try! This recipe appeared in an editorial in the June, 2007 edition of "Our State: North Carolina" magazine. The editor compared the recipe for these biscuits to a "family secret handshake!"

Provided by D. Todd Miller

Categories Breads

Time 17m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Mix the ingredients gently in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
Dollop dough onto a greased cookie sheet (you should get 12 biscuits out of this recipe).
Bake at 450 degrees F for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.1, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 7.9, Sodium 413.8, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.3, Protein 2.9

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