White Lily
White Lily® Light and Fluffy Biscuits

White Lily® Light and Fluffy Biscuits

Prep Time:
10 min
Cook Time:
12 min
Total Time:
25 min
Yield:
12 biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 cups White Lily® Enriched Bleached Self-Rising Flour
    OR 2 cups White Lily® Enriched Unbleached Self-Rising Flour
  • 1/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk or 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

  1. HEAT oven to 475°F.
  2. PLACE flour in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knives until crumbs are the size of peas. Add buttermilk, stirring with fork just until flour is moistened.
  3. TURN dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead gently 5 to 6 times, just until smooth. Roll dough into a 7-inch circle that is 3/4- to 1-inch thick. Cut out 7 to 8 biscuits using a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on baking sheet, about 1-inch apart. (For softer biscuits, arrange so that edges almost touch.) Shape dough scraps into a ball. Pat out until 3/4-inch thick. Cut out additional biscuits.
  4. BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Brush with butter, if desired.
  5. GARLIC CHEESE DROP BISCUITS: Stir in 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese before adding milk. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Bake as directed above. Combine 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Brush on warm biscuits.