Fluffy and Delicious Biscuits

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Recipe submitted by jakem0545, 06/30/09

Fluffy and Delicious Biscuits

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 cups flour (plus some for rolling out the dough)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup plain soymilk

Directions:

The first thing to know about biscuits is they're a quick bread, and shouldn't be messed with too much. Once you've mixed the wet and dry, there shouldn't be a lot of fiddling around with them. Roll 'em out, cut 'em, bake 'em. Done. Seriously.

The second thing is, roll the dough out once, fold it in half over itself. Then, do it again. This will get the nice layered biscuit. Also, don't roll the dough out too thin. Tall biscuits with lots of layers, are the key, I think.

Heat oven to 450º. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Spoon the vegetable shortening into the flour mix as you use two butter knives in a scissor motion to break it up and mix it. If you've done pie crusts it's the same thing. If you've never done it, no big deal, you'll get the hang of it. Just try to get it as small as you can, but don't work it too much. Once you've got nice, relatively consistent crumbs of shortening and flour mix pour in your soymilk. Mix this up until you've got a dough, then put it on your counter and start rolling it out. Roll it out to about an inch or so thick, then fold it in half on itself, and do it again. Then grab a biscuit/cookie cutter, or glass and start cutting biscuits. For your extra dough, I roll it back into a ball, and start over. Roll it out to an inch or so, fold it over, and roll it out again. I use a spray on oil and a cookie sheet, and toss them in the oven. I want to say it's about 12-15 minutes, but I usually just eyeball them.

Also, a friend of mine makes square biscuits so there's no waste and no reusing. I don't know how she does it, and haven't tried. Feel free to try that if you're so inclined.

Source of recipe: I veganized, and further modified my girlfriend's mom's biscuit recipe

Makes: 12+ Biscuits depending, Preparation time: 5, Cooking time: 12-15