Angel Biscuits

Name: Angel Biscuits
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 1 cup, buttermilk, heated to 110 degrees; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces), bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2007

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

Lost Recipes

This Southern wing-shaped biscuit gets its characteristic light and fluffy texture from an unexpected source.

SERVESMakes 16

TIME1 hour, plus 30 minutes rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To ensure our Angel Biscuits recipe had a fluffy texture, we used yeast, baking soda, and baking powder. To minimize our biscuits’ oven spread, we reduced the amount of shortening typically used in most recipes, and also switched from cake ...

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