How do you make homemade biscuits that are like KFC. Cook book recipes are dry and heavy.?

2 cups flour (approximately)


1 tablespoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/4 cup shortening or butter


1 cup buttermilk





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25 minutes 10 mins prep





Preheat oven to 425.


Mix first 5 ingredients with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the size of small peas.


Stir in the buttermilk.


Knead for a couple of minutes on a lightly floured surface.


Roll or pat out dough for biscuits.


Bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.How do you make homemade biscuits that are like KFC. Cook book recipes are dry and heavy.?
A year or so ago I would have given you a receipe. I found frozen biscuits...not the cardboard box bang on the counter kind ..but ..FROZEN ..biscuits. The have plain or cheesey garlic ( like Red Lobster). Buy them and bake them..they are the best. This is from one of the best biscuit makers ever. These are easier and mess and fool proof!How do you make homemade biscuits that are like KFC. Cook book recipes are dry and heavy.?
If your biscuits are dry and heavy, you are mixing them to long. Over mixing will cause them to be tough...
I don't know, but i hear that Popeye's uses Sprite!
They use angel biscuits and you can find the recipe at:


www.allrecipes.com
Try these biscuits they are smoother and lighter.





Sour Cream Biscuits





1 cup self rising flour or try this


add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder


and 1/2 tsp salt to all purpose flour


to equal 1 cup


1/4 baking soda


3/4 cup sour cream


2 tsp. vegetable oil





In a bowl combine flour and baking soda add sour cream and oil.


stir just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface, knead 4-6


times, Roll out to 3/4 in thickness or use a 2 1/2 in biscuit cutter.


Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 425 F for 10 - 12 minutes. This only makes 4 biscuits. Double recipe if you wish.


Enjoy. Please note if I don't have sour cream I have used plain


yogurt.
HOMEMADE BISCUIT MIX





Basic Mix:





4 cups all-purpose flour


2 cups cake flour


1/4 cup baking powder


1 1/2 teaspoons salt


1/2 lb. Crisco





Sift together flours, baking powder and salt. 1 well combined, cut in Crisco using paddle attachment of mixer.


Store in refrigerator for up to one month. Can be used as a substitute whenever biscuit mix is called for in a recipe.








Biscuits:





2 cups basic mix


7/8 cup milk or half and half








Measure 2 cups of basic mix into a bowl and stir in approximately 7/8 cup milk (or 1/2 c. plus 6 tablespoons) using a fork. For richer biscuits, use half and half, or mix cream with milk.


Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for approximately 30 seconds, being careful not to over work the dough.





Roll into a circle 1/2'; thick. Cut into biscuits using a floured biscuit cutter or slice into wedges. Place on a baking sheet.





Press centers of biscuits with thumb or the back of a spoon, and brush lightly with cream or milk.





Bake in a preheated 450掳F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.





Makes 10 to 12 large biscuits.





Submitted by: CM