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Alicia Roberts

Everyone's Favorite Biscuits

You will never buy canned biscuits again! These biscuits rise up tall and perfectly golden brown on the top, yet tender and flaky on the inside. Eat them warm with butter and honey!!
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Unbleached white Spelt flour (Gluten Free 1 to 1 or all purpose flour works fine)
  • 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum (optional, but adds a great texture to the biscuits) (*If using GLuten Free flour, make sure and still ADD this*)
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening or oleo (it works best if it's cold)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup any milk type (I have used coconut milk and whole milk)

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. Next, cut in the cubed butter to the dry ingredients until it resembles pea size crumbles. ( I use a fork, but my girls use their hands to get the butter incorporated.) Now, Measure out a 1/2 cup of milk and add the egg to the milk. beat the egg in the milk. Add this to the flour. Mix together until all flour is wet and incorporated with the milk. Biscuit dough is very sticky and may need a Tbsp or 2 more flour added and mixed in before you roll it out.
    On a well floured surface, knead the dough in the flour until it is no longer super sticky. Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thick and cut out biscuits with a floured biscuit cutter or top of a glass works fine. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown..

Notes

**These biscuits can be froze and kept in an airtight container or freezer bag for 2-3 months.  DO NOT bake them if you are going to freeze them. Just cut them out and freeze on the cookie sheet.  After they are frozen, transfer to a container.  When baking, you may need to add a couple minutes to the time.**