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

Answer 1

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

8-12 biscuits Change size or US/metric
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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.

Answer 2

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°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

Makes 10 to 12 large biscuits.

Submitted by: CM

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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!

Answer 5

If your biscuits are dry and heavy, you are mixing them to long. Over mixing will cause them to be tough...

Answer 6

They use angel biscuits and you can find the recipe at:
www.allrecipes.com

Answer 7

I don't know, but i hear that Popeye's uses Sprite!