Best Biscuit Recipes

Combine the flour, sugar, salt and grated lemon zest in a mixing bowl. Whisk the eggs with the smaller quantity of ouzo (you can use more later if the dough seems dry). Beat this into the dry ingredients until well absorbed. Add the baking powder to the... - 47.1959

GETTING READY 1. Pre heat an oven at 187.5 C (375 F). 2. Grease a baking tray or an 8 inch ring mould and keep aside. MAKING 3. In a medium sized bowl, combine biscuit mix, 2 tablespoons sugar and nuts. Mix well. 4. Add milk and knead into dough. 5. On a... - 45.4348

Sift the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and instant coffee into a bowl and set aside. Put the butter or margarine and cooking fat into a large bowl and cream until light and fluffy. Add the sugars and beat until well blended. Beat in the... - 44.1477

Preheat an oven to 425°F (220°C). Grease 1 or 2 baking sheets or pans and set aside. In a bowl stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, lemon zest and parsley. Add the shortening and, using a pastry blender, fingertips or 2 knives, mix together until... - 43.1847

Sift flour. Add salt, sugar, baking powder, soda and sift again. Rub in butter. Pour milk and make a stiff dough. Turn out on a board and roll 1/4 inch thick. Cut into biscuits about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place biscuits on greased baking sheet. Brush tops... - 42.3652

Heat milk with 1/2 cup sugar. Add cornflour mixed with the cold milk. Cook till well blended and smooth. Add vanilla essence. Cool. Add gelatine melted in 6 tbsp, hot water and cooled. In a deep bowl arrange 6 biscuits at the base and the rest along the... - 41.7408

To Make Filling: Peel mangoes with vegetable peeler. Cut off fruit, removing as much from around the pit as possible, and place in food processor with the metal blade. Process until pureed. Remove to a small bowl and stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate... - 41.7006

These classic Marie biscuits are the all time favorites with evening tea or coffee. Quick and simple to make, these sweet biscuits are a must try! - 41.3871

MAKING 1. In an 8-inch circular baking dish, mix brown sugar, butter, water and cinnamon. 2. Cook on High for 1 minute. 3. When butter is melted, add nuts and mix well. 4. Divide the can of biscuits into ten equal parts. 5. Divide each part into quarters. 6.... - 41.2686

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 450°. MAKING 2) Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. 3) Cut in shortening to this and rub until mixture resembles coarse meal. 4) Stir in milk until well blended. 5) Knead the dough lightly about 3 to 4 times after... - 41.1733

MAKING 1. Set the refrigerator on coldest setting. 2. Take a bowl and add creams, pinch of salt and sugar and whip it until the mixture turns firm but not very stiff. 3. Take a 9-inch loaf pan or plastic box and spread the mixture over it and cover it with... - 40.9412

Heat the milk with 1/2 cup sugar. Add cornflour mixed with the cold milk. Cook till well blended and smooth. Add vanilla essence and gelatine and heat through. Cool. In a deep bowl, arrange 6 biscuits at the base and the rest along the sides. Mix mango pieces... - 40.8221

Put pigs' knuckles, sauerkraut, and water in kettle; cover and simmer for 3 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender. Add caraway seeds and salt to taste. To prepare dumplings: Sift flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening. Stir in milk. Drop... - 40.4365

GETTING READY 1. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. 2. Preheat the oven to 325° F, 160° C 15 minutes before baking time. MAKING 3. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and margarine and melt on a low flame. 4. When sugar has melted and... - 40.2888

Lightly grease several large baking-sheets. If you have a food processor, place the flour and butter in the bowl and process until crumbs are formed. Add the sugar and almonds and mix for a few seconds, then add the egg yolk and spirit and process for just... - 40.2082

Beat egg yolks with sugar until fluffy. Stir in sherry and vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff and in peaks. Fold egg mixture into whites. Fold in whipped cream. Stir in 1/2 cup almond macaroons and the cherries. Put mixture in paper dessert dishes holding 4... - 40.1719

Put the syrup, butter and sugar into a small saucepan and put over a low heat to melt and dissolve the sugar. Put the remaining ingredients into a mixing bowl. Pour the butter mixture into the dry ingredients in the bowl and stir well with a wooden... - 39.7431

MAKING 1. In bowl combine crumbled macaroons, confectioners' sugar and light cream and let it stand for 1 hour. 2. Stir in vanilla and almond extract, whip cream until soft peaks form and fold in macaroon mixture. 3. Into individual paper bake cups placed in... - 39.5117

In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir in raisins. In a large mixing bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and beat in. Add flour and raisins to buttermilk batter. Make a dough... - 38.977

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven hot to 450°c. MAKING 2) In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, and sugar. 3) Cut in shortening and work until it resembles like coarse crumbs. 4) Create a well at the center and add milk... - 38.7956

GETTING READY 1) Set the oven at 450 degrees. MAKING 2) In warm water, mix the yeast. 3) Stir it into buttermilk, blend well and set the mixture aside. 4) Mix sugar and flour. 5) Cut in the shorting until the mixture becomes coarse. 6) Pour buttermilk... - 38.2149

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 450° F. 2) In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. 3) Using knife cut in shortening in the flour mixture, until the mixture is coarse. MAKING 4) Slowly stream in the milk and knead gently for half a... - 38.0803

Separate the yolks and whites of 6 eggs. Beat the yolks and slowly beat in the sugar until the whole is a creamy yellow. Add the flour a bit at a time and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Beat the whites of 6 eggs until stiff and standing in a peak. Fold... - 37.8953

Rinse and drain the blueberries. Mix the biscuit mix and milk in a bowl and stir until well mixed. Knead on a lightly floured board until smooth. Roll out to an 8 x 16-inch rectangle and place the blueberries in a mound down center of length of the... - 37.4153

GETTING READY 1 In a bowl, sift flour. 2 Measure and sift again along with baking powder and salt. MAKING 3 Using two knives or a pastry blender, cut shortening into flour until the mixture is consistency of coarse corn meal. 4 Pour in milk and stir... - 37.1386

Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease large baking sheet. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into large bowl. Cut in butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make well in center. Pour in 2/3 cup half and half, then gradually incorporate flour mixture... - 36.9678

Combine sugar, apricots, water and butter in cake dish. MICROWAVE 1 MINUTE on HIGH or until butter melts. Stir in nuts. Cut each biscuit into quarters. Stir biscuits and apricot mixture together in cake pan until biscuit pieces are coated. MICROWAVE 3 to 4... - 36.8953

1. Grease a baking sheet; set aside. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, the 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the 1/2 cup butter or margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir... - 36.5599

Mix yeast and sugar. Dissolve in buttermilk. Add salt and soda. Add remaining ingredients. Roll thin and cut out like biscuits. Put in greased iron skillet. Let rise about 1 hour. Bake at 425 until done. Serves 6 to 8. - 36.5391

In a mixing bowl beat the 55 g - 2 oz butter and the oil with half of the sugar. Into this mixture, beat the eggs until light and creamy, then whisk in the milk. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon powder and fold all together with a metal... - 36.5335

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 425° and prepare an ungreased cookie sheet. MAKING 2. In a large bowl, tip in the flour, baking powder and the salt and mix well 3. Cut the Crisco into the flour mixture till it resembles large coarse meal grains. Add... - 36.4458

In shallow 1-quart casserole or 1 1/2-quart (8-inch round) baking dish, combine brown sugar, butter and water. Cook uncovered, 1 minute, stirring after butter melts. Stir in nuts. Separate can of biscuit dough into 10 biscuits. Cut each into quarters and add... - 36.2277

Sieve flour and baking powder together. Mix sugar, butter and half of the jam together in a large mixing bowl. Add flour to sugar mixture and knead to a hard dough with warm milk. Keep covered in fridge for 1/2 hour. Knead again and roll out the dough into... - 35.4365

1. Place butter, brown sugar, caster sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Sift together flour and baking powder. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix to make a soft dough. 2. Divide dough into two... - 35.2515

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in petals and milk. Stir vigorously 3 minutes. Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Form into ball, then roll 1/4 thick. Cut with biscuit cutter. Bake... - 34.7704

1. Place butter, brown sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, plain flour, self-raising flour, coconut and rolled oats and mix well to combine. 2. Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls, place on greased baking trays and... - 34.5029

Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl. Cut in shortening and add buttermilk. Turn onto floured board and knead a few times. Roll or pat thin. Cut with cutter and place on pan. Brush each top with melted butter. Bake at 425 degrees until brown. - 34.4852

Sift and mix flour, oatmeal, sugar and spices, and rub in the fat. Add soda, syrup and egg. Mix well to a fairly stiff consistency. Form into balls and place a little apart on greased baking-sheets; put 1/2 a blanched almond on top of each. Bake in a moderate... - 34.0959

Sift dry ingredients together. Using pastry blender, cut in 1/2 c.shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 2/3 c.milk, all at once. Stir until dough follows fork around bowl. Dough should be soft and easy to handle. (For drop biscuits, increase... - 33.9096

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. MAKING 2. Sieve in flour with baking powder and salt. Gently rub in shortening. Slowly add liquid. Transfer to a floured board and using hands pat or roll out into 1 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter, shape out the... - 33.836

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 450°F. MAKING 2. Sieve in flour, baking powder and salt. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in shortening to form a coarse meal-like mixture. Add milk to the center and using a fork, mix until dough leaves the bowl... - 33.8293

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°. 2) In a bowl, add butter to cut in with the flour and pour in sour cream. 3) Combine sour cream until well combined. MAKING 4) Use an ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups to drop the batter by spoonfuls. 5) Place... - 33.6453

About 15 minutes before serving: Preheat oven to 450°F. Brush biscuit tops generously with some of melted butter. Combine raisins, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over biscuits. Fold biscuits in half, pinching dough to seal edges securely. Place on cookie... - 33.5555

1. Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs. 2. Sift together flour and cocoa powder. Add flour mixture, milk, chocolate, peanuts and chocolate chips to egg mixture and mix well to combine. 3. Drop tablespoons... - 33.3713

Grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups; set aside. In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of flour... - 33.1523

In a mixing bowl stir together the unbleached flour, the triticale flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl combine the milk, banana, and vanilla; add all at once to... - 33.0643

Crush cookies and put them in a layer in a bowl. Cover with half the fruit and half the custard. Repeat the two layers. Tbp with whipped cream with sugar and vanilla. Decorate with sliced cherries and chill. Serve cold. To make custard, mix 1 1/2 tbsp of... - 32.9767

1. Place butter, icing sugar, egg, plain flour and self-raising flour in a food processor and process until a soft dough forms. Knead dough briefly, wrap in plastic food wrap and chill for 30 minutes. 2. Roll out dough on nonstick baking paper to 5 mm / 1/4... - 32.3404

Soak the ground macaroons in the light cream for 30 minutes. Add sugar and sherry; freeze until mushy. Fold in whipped cream and pack into eight 1/4 cup paper or foil cups. Sprinkle with the almonds and freeze until firm. Makes 8 servings. - 32.2169

Sift together flour, soda and sugar. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm buttermilk. Cut shortening into flour mixture, stir buttermilk into dry ingredients quickly. Turn dough out onto floured cloth or board and knead just until smooth. Roll into 1/4 inch thickness... - 32.0942

MAKING 1) Combine the biscuit mix, milk and dill weed, then beat together for 30 seconds. 2) On an ungreased 12-inch pizza pan or a foil wrapped rack, drop very small spoonful of the mixture. 3) Press a cheese cube into each biscuit and cover with the... - 31.9765

Heat oven to 450°. Cut shortening into flour, baking powder and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl and rounds up into a ball. Turn dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. With... - 31.9735

1. In medium bowl mix together flour, sugar, mace, and nutmeg. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until like coarse corn meal; add brandy, knead lightly together. Refrigerate until well chilled. 2. Start heating oven to 350°F. 3. On floured... - 31.6784

1. Grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups; set aside. In a medium bowl mix flour, the 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the... - 31.6258

GETTING READY 1) Set the oven to preheat at 450°. MAKING 2) In a medium mixing bowl, add flour to cut in shortening. 3) Prepare a well in the center to pour milk. 4) With a fork, mix the flour to form sticky dough. 5) On a lightly floured surface knead the... - 31.267