Angel Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 5 cups sifted all-purpose flour (preferably a fine southern flour; see headnote)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 1/4-oz package active dry yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup very warm water (105o to 115o f.)

Directions:

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 400° F.
  2. 2. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the texture of coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and yeast mixture and toss briskly with a fork just until the mixture forms a soft dough.
  3. 3. Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and with floured hands, knead lightly for about a minute. With a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out until 5/8 inch thick; then, using a well-floured 2 1/2- to 2 3/4-inch cutter, cut into rounds. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Gather scraps, reroll, and cut as before.
  4. 4. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until the biscuits are nicely puffed and pale tan on top. Serve at once with plenty of butter.
  5. From the book A Love Affair with Southern Cooking: Recipes and Recollections by Jean Anderson. Copyright © 2007 Jean Anderson. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow Cookbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1140.03 Kcal (4773 kJ)
Calories from fat 988.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 109.85g 169%
Cholesterol 84.35mg 28%
Sodium 3219.06mg 134%
Potassium 1089.54mg 23%
Total Carbs 30.78g 10%
Sugars 26.95g 108%
Dietary Fiber 0.15g 1%
Protein 7.35g 15%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 608.5mg 61%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 301.35 Kcal (1262 kJ)
Calories from fat 261.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.04g 169%
Cholesterol 22.3mg 28%
Sodium 850.92mg 134%
Potassium 288.01mg 23%
Total Carbs 8.14g 10%
Sugars 7.12g 108%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 1%
Protein 1.94g 15%
Iron 0.2mg 3%
Calcium 160.8mg 61%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.9
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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