Min's Cheap, No Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
492
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (really important, helps the biscuits rise and stay tender)
  • 1/2 cup shortening (or 1/4 cup. butter & 1/4 cup. , just don'tsp use all butter
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 egg

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar.
  3. Cut shortening into dry ingredients till it resembles coarse cornmeal.
  4. Whisk egg into milk and then add milk mixture to dry ingredients just till combined.
  5. Pat out dough on floured surface till about 3/4 thick - try to handle as little as possible.
  6. Cut into biscuits.
  7. I bake mine in a preheated cast iron skillet.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or till light brown.
  9. Makes 12-15 biscuits (depending on what size glass you find to cut them with!).
  10. Variations:.
  11. *add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoons cinnamon to dry ingredients and 1 teaspoons vanilla extract to milk mixture for sweet biscuits. Its also REALLY good to add about 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries to these - leave out the cinnamon and they taste a lot like scones. Just add berries before the wet ingredients. Great with butter and honey or jelly.
  12. *add 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, 1/2 teaspoons dry italian herbs and 1-2 teaspoons minced garlic to dry ingredients. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top before baking for a quick Italian side bread in place of breadsticks/garlic bread.
  13. *add 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 1 cup cooked meat (sausage, bacon or ham), and 2 eggs (cooked/scrambled) for take-and-go breakfast biscuits. Mix the cheese, meat and eggs with the flour before adding the wet ingredients. The meat, egg and cheese are baked right into the biscuits. These freeze really well in small ziplocks and can be microwaved for about 1 minute for instant breakfast.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 491.95 Kcal (2060 kJ)
Calories from fat 224.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.9g 38%
Cholesterol 21.23mg 7%
Sodium 1567.94mg 65%
Potassium 460.83mg 10%
Total Carbs 59.16g 20%
Sugars 1.91g 8%
Dietary Fiber 6.26g 25%
Protein 8.96g 18%
Iron 3.9mg 21%
Calcium 324.2mg 32%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 330.71 Kcal (1385 kJ)
Calories from fat 150.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.74g 38%
Cholesterol 14.27mg 7%
Sodium 1054.04mg 65%
Potassium 309.79mg 10%
Total Carbs 39.77g 20%
Sugars 1.29g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4.21g 25%
Protein 6.02g 18%
Iron 2.6mg 21%
Calcium 217.9mg 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.1
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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