Restaurant Recipes
Church's Honey Biscuits with Honey Butter
Yield: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted in small pan and set aside
- 1/3 cup honey
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar in a mixing bowl. Work in the shortening until the mixture feels like cornmeal.
- Pour milk into flour and mix well. Knead about 12 to 15 times. Break dough into about 1/4 -1/3 cup size balls. Roll dough into balls and pat to 1/2 inch thickness. Brush with melted butter and place on baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- While biscuits are in the oven, pour the honey into remaining butter and bring to a boil. Remove honey butter from heat and set aside.
- When biscuits are done, remove from the oven and immediately brush with honey butter.
- Serve with fried chicken or for breakfast.