tender melt in your mouth biscuits
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I've made biscuits since the 70's, but these are always the favorite.
yield
6 to 12 depending on appetites (at my house everyone eats at least two apiece)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For tender melt in your mouth biscuits
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10 ozall purpose flour
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1 Tbspdouble acting baking powder
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3/4 tspcream of tartar
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1 Tbspsugar
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1 tspsalt
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4 Tbspbutter (almost frozen) cut in 8 pieces
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1/2 call purpose flour, for forming
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2 Tbspbutter, melted
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1 1/2 cbuttermilk
How To Make tender melt in your mouth biscuits
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1Pre-heat oven 500 degrees Cut 4 Tablespoons of butter in to 8 pieces and put in freezer for 15 minutes Spray 9 inch cake pan w/non stick spray Spray a 1/4 measuring cup with non stick spray inside and out
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2Mix 10 oz. all purpose flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar, salt and combine well in cold mixing bowl
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3Take the butter out of the freezer and cut into flour mixture with a cold pastry cutter. Cut in quickly, leaving pea size pieces of butter.
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4Add buttermilk and stir with rubber spatula just until incorporated. (Dough will be wet, sticky and lumpy)
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5In a sheet pan lined with foil, sift 1/2 cup flour until bottom is covered
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6Take sprayed measuring cup (1/4) and scoop up dough and drop into floured sheet pan. There should be 12 biscuits.
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7With floured hands, gently form biscuits into rough balls. Shake off excess flour and place into prepared cake pan.
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8Brush biscuits with melted butter and bake at 500 degrees for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 450 degrees and bake another 13 minutes.
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9Serve hot with gravy or butter and jam.
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