Best 5 Tall And Fluffy Biscuits Recipes
Biscuits, those golden-brown, flaky pockets of deliciousness, have a special place in the hearts of many food lovers. When done right, they are tall, fluffy, and have a perfect balance of crispy and soft textures. Achieving this culinary perfection, however, requires a careful selection of ingredients, precise measurements, and a bit of technique. In this article, we will guide you through the process of creating the ultimate tall and fluffy biscuits, ensuring that your next batch is light, airy, and irresistible.
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FLUFFY BISCUITS
If you're looking for a flaky basic biscuit, this recipe is the best. These golden brown rolls bake up tall, light and tender. They're good on their own, but taste even better served warm and spread with butter or jam. -Nancy Horsburgh, Everett, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield about 8 biscuits.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk together egg and milk. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Dough will be wet. , On a well-floured surface, knead dough gently 8-10 times. Roll to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. , Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Fat 13g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 407mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
TALL AND FLUFFY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS
This is a modified recipe from the "American Test Kitchen" but is very close. If you like a nice tall biscuit and are tired of the Hydrogenated Canned biscuits then this is for you.
Provided by Chef Wahoo
Categories Breads
Time 40m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a food processor process all dry ingredients.
- Add 4 tbs butter cubed and process for 10ea 1 second pulses.
- Place mix in a mixing bowl and stir in Buttermilk.
- Spray a 9" metal cake pan with non-stick spray.
- Spray 1/3 measuring cup with non-stick spray and use it to scoop out biscuit dough from mixing bowl.
- Place the dough in a shallow pan with the 1 cup flour and roll into balls and place into cake pan. do this until you get 8-9 dough balls.
- Brush with 2 TBS melted butter and bake until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.8, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 33, Sodium 1121.2, Carbohydrate 51.9, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 5.2, Protein 8.4
TALL AND FLUFFY BISCUITS
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 500°F. Spray 9" round cake pan with cooking spray; set aside. Generously spray inside and outside of 1/4 cup dry measure with cooking spray. For the dough: In food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda to combine, about 6-1 second pulses. Scatter butter cubes evenly over dry ingredients; pulse until mixture resembles pebbly, coarse cornmeal, 8-10 1 second pulses. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Add buttermilk to dry ingredients and stir with rubber spatula until just incorporated (dough will be very wet and slightly lumpy.) To form and bake biscuits: Using 1/4 cup dry measure and working quickly, scoop level amount of dough; drop dough from measuring cup into flour on baking sheet (if dough sticks to cup, use small spoon to pull it free). Repeat with remaining dough, forming 12 evenly sized mounds. Dust tops of each piece of dough with flour from baking sheet. With floured hands, gently pick up piece of dough and coat with flour; gently shape dough into round ball, shake off excess flour, and place in prepared cake pan. Repeat with remaining dough, arranging rounds around perimeter of cake pan and 3 in center. Brush rounds with hot melted butter, taking care not to flatten them. Bake 5 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 450°F.; continue to bake until biscuits are deep golden brown, about 15 minutes longer. Cool in pan 2 minutes, then invert biscuits from pan onto clean kitchen towel; turn biscuits right-side up and break apart. Cool 5 minutes longer and break apart.
J.P.'S BIG DADDY BISCUITS
This recipe will produce the biggest biscuits in the history of the world! Serve these gems with butter, preserves, honey, gravy or they can also be used as dinner rolls...you get the picture. The dough can also be prepared several hours, and up to a day ahead of time. If so, turn dough out onto aluminum foil that has been either floured, lightly buttered or lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Roll up foil until it is sealed, and refrigerate. Don't be surprised if your biscuits rise even higher because the baking powder has had more time to act in the dough. You may have to make a few batches before you get desired results: desired results equals huge mongo biscuits.
Provided by John Pickett
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead 15 to 20 times. Pat or roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits with a large cutter or juice glass dipped in flour. Repeat until all dough is used. Brush off the excess flour, and place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges begin to brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Carbohydrate 36.4 g, Cholesterol 3.3 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 648.9 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
LIGHT AND FLUFFY BISCUITS
If you like biscuits, I am sure you will like this one. I can't tell you how many batches I baked to come up with this recipe. I wanted to make a light, fluffy biscuit that didn't choke you on the way down and I finally achieved my goal. They are great with gravy.
Provided by skeptic777
Categories Breads
Time 30m
Yield 24 24 BISCUITS, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. in your mixer bowl, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- beat eggs and milk with fork and mix with dry ingredients.
- mix lightly then turn onto a well floured surface. the dough will be moist so you will have to spinkle with a little flour. knead 20 times.
- roll to 3/4 in thick. cut with biscuit cutter and place on lightly greased baking sheet so they are touching each other. brush top with butter or margarin.
- bake in 450 degree preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes.
- remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes then place on cooling rack.
Tips:
- Use cold butter: This will help create flaky layers in your biscuits.
- Do not overwork the dough: Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough.
- Chill the dough before baking: This will help the biscuits rise higher.
- Bake the biscuits in a hot oven: This will help them rise quickly and evenly.
- Brush the biscuits with melted butter before baking: This will give them a golden brown crust.
Conclusion:
Tall and fluffy biscuits are a delicious and versatile breakfast or dinner bread. They can be served with a variety of toppings, such as butter, honey, jam, or gravy. With a few simple tips, you can easily make tall and fluffy biscuits at home. So next time you're in the mood for a warm and satisfying bread, give this recipe a try.
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