I love bread, I seriously effin love the stuff. I swear Bread & Cheese are the greatest foods ever invented/discovered. Since I started my bread adventure last year I have come across many different recipes and such. Some I liked and some I hated. One day I was at Cracker Barrel with the family and was enjoying their biscuits. They are very light and fluffy and very addictive. So I set out on a quest to clone or improve on them. I looked at various websites and found copy cat recipes. I tried a few but they did not come out anywhere close to Cracker Barrel's little wonders. So I just decided to look on their website and see if they said anything about the recipe. They did give some hints to the recipe. It says they use Crisco and White Lily Self Rising Flour. Bingo! I set out to the grocery store and picked up some White Lily Self Rising flour. They have a recipe on the back of the bag that I decided to try. The Biscuits turned out just like Cracker Barrel's. They were light but not overpowering. I brushed them with melted butter and enjoyed them one day. However there was one small problem. I always want to tweak a recipe. So I decided to change it up a little. I desire a more buttery taste in my Biscuits. So I changed some stuff in the recipe. I used Butter Flavored Crisco instead of Regular Crisco and double the amounts to make thicker biscuits. Below is a copy of the recipe.
Buttermilk Biscuits
4 cups (460g) White Lily Self Rising Flour
1 1/2 cups (300g) Buttermilk
1/2 cup (100g) Butter Flavored Shortening
Preheat the oven to 500F.
Cut shortening into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk a little at time while mixing gently (DO NO OVER MIX, GLUTEN IS BAD FOR THIS RECIPE!). Once the dough starts to come together then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead twice. Roll the dough to about 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Cut into biscuit shapes or whatever you desire. Place in an aluminum cake pan (put as many into the pan as you can) and place in the middle rack of your over for 8-10 minutes or until the biscuits just start to brown. Remove the biscuits and brush very generously with melted butter. Serve immediately
I hope anyone who uses this recipe enjoys it. Have fun!
