Church's Honey Biscuits
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Church's Honey Biscuits
Description
This biscuit recipe incorporates traditional elements such as vegetable shortening for flakiness and cream of tartar to add tenderness and a slight tang. The dough is mixed until it resembles cornmeal texture, then combined with milk to reach workable consistency. Kneading 12 to 15 times develops structure without overworking.
The dough is portioned into 1/4 to 1/3 cup balls, rolled or patted to about half an inch thick, and placed on a baking sheet. They are brushed with melted butter before baking at a high 450°F temperature for 10 to 12 minutes, which promotes a light, golden, crisp exterior while keeping the interior soft.
Immediately after baking, the biscuits are brushed with a hot mixture of honey and butter, adding a sweet, glossy finish that highlights their tender crumb. These biscuits are ideal served alongside fried chicken or as part of a breakfast spread, and provide a balance of richness and sweetness.
Using vegetable shortening rather than butter contributes to the traditional flaky texture, though butter can be substituted if needed with some loss of flakiness.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2/3 cup milk whole
- 1/3 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan.
- Place flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cream of tartar in a mixing bowl.
- Work in the shortening with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture resembles and feels like cornmeal.
- Pour milk into the flour mixture and mix well.
- Knead the dough about 12 to 15 times.
- Break the dough into ¼ to ⅓-cup size balls.
- Roll or pat out dough balls to ½-inch thickness.
- Place the dough pieces on a baking sheet and brush them with melted butter.
- Bake at 450°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
- While the biscuits are baking, pour the honey into the remainder of the butter and bring it to a boil.
- Remove the honey butter from the heat and set aside.
- When biscuits are done, remove them from the oven and immediately brush the tops with honey butter.
Notes
- Vegetable shortening provides flakier biscuits; substituting with butter reduces flakiness but is acceptable.
- These biscuits pair well with fried chicken for dinner or serve as a sweet breakfast biscuit with honey butter.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 226 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 226kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 138mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 220mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 140IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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