Flaky High Altitude Biscuits - Fail-Proof Recipe
Wild Flour Recipes | Baking at 8,000 ft
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This easy recipe promises the best biscuits that are golden brown with flaky layers and melt in your mouth perfection. With a few simple ingredients your kitchen will soon have the amazing aroma of freshly baked homemade biscuits.
Yield: 12
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven temperature to 450 degrees F
- Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) together in the mixing bowl and combine
- Add the vegetable shortening to the flour mixture and use the pastry cutter to break the shortening up into small pieces
- Slowly add the milk and stir with a fork just until a dough forms and it starts leaving the side of the bowl
- Place the biscuit dough on a lightly floured surface. Lightly combine or gently knead with your hands just until the dough is no longer sticky - never more than 10 folds of the dough
- Roll the biscuit dough to 1/2 inch thick. Use a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter to form the biscuits. Place the unbaked biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake the biscuits for 10-12 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits turn golden brown
Notes
Tips:
- Do not knead the dough more than 10 times
- Place biscuits 1 inch apart for crusty sides or touching for soft sides
- Do not open the oven door while the biscuits are baking
Buttermilk Biscuits:
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 241mg | Sugar: 1g