Biscuit Crust Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine milk and oil; pour over dry ingredients and stir just until moistened., Turn onto a floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. , Brush tops with cream if desired. Bake at 425° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with butter and/or honey.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together flour, salt and baking powder.
• Cut in the butter to resemble coarse cornmeal.
• Add the milk and quickly stir to gather dough into a ball.
• Gently, on a lightly floured board roll out to fit the pie plate or top of a deep dish pie.
• **Ifyou need this partially baked roll the biscuit dough 1/4 inch thick, place lined pie plate/dish in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, fill and continue recipe for pie.

Steps:

• To make the filling: In a large (14-inch) ovenproof skillet, melt the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, carrot, and garlic and saute until soft.
• Stir in the peas, corn and thyme. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and then add the chicken broth and cream. Stir to distribute the flour and the liquids. Simmer until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Stir in the turkey and add salt and pepper to taste. Set the mixture aside to cool slightly.
• To make the biscuit top crust: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. Whisk for thirty seconds to combine and evenly distribute the leavening. Add the shortening and butter and toss to coat the fat a bit with the flour. Using your fingertips, gently work the fats into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with some pea-size chunks of fat.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg, and add this to the flour mixture. Stir together with a wooden spoon. Then, gently work through the mixture with your hands to separate any wet patches and bring the dough together.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, sprinkle with the minced thyme and knead gently until it just holds together. Pat it into a rough 1/2-inch-tall disk and cut it into 7 biscuits using a 3-inch round biscuit cutter. (Bake off the scraps and use for croutons in the Broccoli Salad recipe.)
• To assemble: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Top the filling in the skillet with the biscuit rounds. Brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle them with sea salt.
• Bake the potpie for 25 to 30 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the biscuits are golden brown.

Steps:

• Butter or spray 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Heat oven to 425°.
• Press biscuits onto bottom of baking dish, sealing all areas to make solid crust.
• Sprinkle with cooked sausage, then the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together.
• Carefully pour the egg mixture over meat and cheese.
• Bake 15 minutes or until firmly set in center.

Steps:

• Crust: This is for just a top crust.
• if you would like a top and bottom, double the recipe.
• Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter until it resembles small peas.
• Add milk all at one and stir just to moisten.
• Pour out onto a floured surface and knead about 8 times.
• Roll into desired shape, depending if you are using a round or square casserole dish.
• If you are making two crusts, make sure you roll the bottom one larger.
• Filling: Melt butter over low heat in a large saucepan.
• Stir in flour, chopped onions, salt and pepper.
• Cook until mixture is bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and whisk in broth and milk.
• Put back over heat and heat to boiling, stirring constantly for a couple minutes, until thickened.
• (YOU CAN IGNORE THE ABOVE IF YOU HAVE ABOUT 2 CUPS OF LEFTOVER GRAVY--JUST HEAT IT UP IN A SAUCEPAN).
• Add chicken and frozen peas and carrots into the mixture and combine.
• Remove from heat.
• Putting it together: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Pour chicken mixture into 2 quart casserole (lined with one crust if you want a bottom crust).
• Lay crust over mixture and press into the inside edges of dish.
• Make a couple slits in the center of crust with a sharp knife.
• If you are doing a top and bottom crust, crimp edges to seal.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Mix baking mix and butter together in a small bowl. Add water, stirring vigorously, until a soft dough forms.
• Press dough into a 9-inch pie plate using floured hands.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely; fill with desired filling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, onion and green chile pepper; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, chili powder ,and garlic salt. Simmer while preparing the biscuits.
• Separate biscuit dough into 10 biscuits. Pull each biscuit into 2 layers. Press 10 biscuit halves on the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish to form bottom crust. Reserve the other 10 biscuit halves for the top layer.
• Remove meat mixture from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup shredded cheese, sour cream, and egg; mix well. Spoon over bottom crust. Arrange remaining biscuit halves to form top crust, and spoon remaining cheese evenly over the top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until biscuits are a deep golden brown color.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Pour milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork. Mix in milk until dough is soft, moist and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat rolling and cutting procedure.
• Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate, including the lip, with butter.
• Gently roll each piece of biscuit dough out to about two times its original size. Stretch and press the biscuit dough, one piece at a time, into the pie plate, until you have covered the bottom and sides, pinching together the seams where pieces meet. Prick the bottom with a fork many times. Bake, until the sides are lightly browned and the bottom forms a crust, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the sausage. Cook, stirring and breaking the sausage up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Pour off any excess grease and add the half-and-half to the pan, scraping up any bits that may have stuck to the bottom. Remove from the heat.
• Whisk the egg and egg yolk together in a medium bowl and slowly add the sausage mixture in batches, whisking constantly, to incorporate. Stir in the scallions and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a generous 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Scatter the cheese over the biscuit crust, pressing the cheese over any holes that may have formed during baking. Pour the sausage custard over the cheese and bake until the custard is set, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onions and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes (use oil or cooking spray).
• Add broth, potatoes, carrots and beans.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer for 12 minutes, partially covered.
• Potatoes should be a bit undercooked.
• Remove from heat.
• Combine condensed soup and flour in a small bowl.
• Add to vegetables, along with chicken, parsley, basil, thyme and pepper.
• Stir well.
• Pour into a casserole dish (I use a 9 x 9 pyrex baking dish).
• Prepare biscuit crust.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sage and salt.
• Cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse crumbs.
• Stir in milk.
• Form the dough into a ball, adding a bit more flour if too sticky.
• On a floured surface, roll out dough to the size where it will fit the top of your casserole dish.
• Place dough on top of chicken mixture.
• Prick dough with a fork several times.
• Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Serve.

Steps:

• FOR THE BISCUIT PIZZA CRUST: Stir flour, baking powder and salt together in medium bowl.
• Add water and cooking oil. Stir to form soft ball. Knead on lightly floured surface 8 to 10 times. Roll out and press in greased 12 inch pizza pan, forming rim around edge.
• NOTE: You can use this crust to make a thin biscuit pizza crust: Reduce flour to 1 1/2 cups. Reduce water to 1/2 cup. Crust will cook a bit quicker.
• Wheat Biscuit Pizza Crust: Use whole wheat flour for half of all purpose flour called for.
• FOR THE TOPPING: Prepare pizza dough. Roll out and press in greased 12 inch pizza pan, forming rim around edge.
• Place cooking oil and chicken in medium non stick frying pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes until chicken is cooked.
• Spread first amount of Caesar dressing over crust. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over dressing. Scatter chicken over top. Bake on bottom rack in 425°F oven for 13 to 15 minutes, or for 8 minutes if using partially baked crust. Take pizza out of oven and spoon on Caesar salad.
• Toss lettuce with second amount of Caesar dressing in large bowl. Spoon over top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve hot. Cuts into 8 wedges.
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