Angel Biscuits

Name: Angel Biscuits
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 1 cup, buttermilk, heated to 110 degrees; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams), bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Breads
Lost Recipes

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2007

This Southern wing-shaped biscuit gets its characteristic light and fluffy texture from an unexpected source.

SERVES Makes 16

TIME 1 hour, plus 30 minutes rising

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