Saturday, September 18, 2010

Buttermilk Biscuits

This recipe is another copycat recipe found somewhere on the web and although they are supposed to be 'exactly' like Cracker Barrel's biscuits, they are more like KFC's. They are light and flaky and delicious plain or with jam or jelly. They also hold up well for biscuits and gravy!

Buttermilk Biscuits

2 cups AP flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/8 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add baking soda to the buttermilk and mix well. Add to the dry mix and stir just until the liquid is absorbed. About 10 stirs. Drop onto a floured work surface and knead 3-4 times until it just comes together. Do not over mix or over knead. It should be a messy dough.
Pat out dough to 3/4" thick and cut into rounds. Place biscuits side by side on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet to finish cooking.


Enjoy!

Fruit Muffins

Warm, delicate fruit muffins right out of the oven. SO delicious on a cool morning for breakfast! You can use frozen or fresh berries, doesn't matter and you can use any kind of berry for this recipe (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc).

Fruit Muffins

1 1/2 cups AP flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup berries

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add berries and stir to coat. Pour oil into a 1 cup measuring cup and add your egg. Add enough buttermilk to make 1 cup total (usually between 1/3 and 1/2 cup). Stir into the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. DO NOT overmix.
Line a muffin tin with paper cups. Fill muffin cups just to the top and top with sugar if desired. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 8 muffins.


Like most baking recipes, to lower the fat, substitute some or all of the oil with applesauce. Comes out just as great!