Richteabiscuits Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Put first 5 ingredients in bowl.
• Stir thoroughly.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Pour in milk.
• Stir quickly to combine.
• Dough should be soft.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface.
• Knead gently 8-10 times.
• Roll or pat 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick or half the thickness you want the baked product to be.
• Cut with small round cookie cutter.
• Place on greased cookie sheet close together for soft sides or apart for crisp sides.
• Bake in 450 degrees oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Brushing biscuits with milk before baking will produce a pretty brown top.
• Makes 10.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in the shortening until mixture is like coarse oatmeal.
• Stir in 3/4 cup milk, then add 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk to form a soft dough.
• Knead a few strokes on a lightly floured board.
• Do not overwork dough.
• Roll to about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut with a floured biscuit cutter.
• Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 425°F for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Add milk.
• Turn out on a lightly floured surface and roll to about 3/4" thick.
• Cut out circles. To do this, my mother taught me to use drinking glass. Just turn it upside down and press into the dough. Perfect rounds every time.
• Place rounds on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 425 for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir Cheddar cheese and chives into flour mixture; gradually stir in milk to form a soft dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and with floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 times. Roll dough out to a 1-inch thickness with a floured rolling pin. Cut biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press dough trimmings together, roll out again, and cut remaining dough into rounds.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450*.
• Soak raisins in hot water so they are moist for baking.
• Mix first five ingredients, cut in butter until it is pea sized.
• Add milk, stir to combine (don't over mix), dough will come together when kneaded.
• Drain raisins and stir until combined.
• Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead 8-10 times.
• Roll to 3/4" thickness, cut with biscuit cutter. 2" cutter makes 15 biscuits.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with splenda (or sugar).
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Soak raisins in water for 10 minutes; drain and set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Add the drained raisins. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll the dough out into a 3/4 to 1-inch thick round. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush egg mixture on each biscuit.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients, cut in margarine until crumbly.
• Add 1/2 cup of milk then mix, add the last 1/4 as needed. Dough should be wet, but not sticky.
• Roll into roughly 5cm (2 inch) balls. Flatten slightly and stack them 2 high.
• Oven 425, cook 10-12 min or until slightly golden.