Wake the family up with a whiff of delicious biscuits baking in the morning! Then welcome them home in the evening with fresh bread baking in the oven!
Homemade biscuits and rolls made from scratch are far superior to any store bought brand.
Biscuits are delicious in the morning with bacon and eggs, but they also go well with lots of dinner recipes also. Fried chicken, purple hull peas, mashed potatoes and gravy and homemade biscuits are my family's dream meal.
Learn how to make the perfect pan of homemade bread, biscuits and rolls. Hot and fluffy, warm from the oven.
Cat Head Biscuits
Served hot out of the oven these cat head biscuits are so light and fluffy and delicious served with bacon, sausage, eggs and hash browns.
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 1-cup buttermilk
- 1 lump of solid shortening
Begin by putting the flour in a large mixing bowl, push the flour to the sides of the bowl to form a depression in the center. Add shortening (about the size of a walnut) pour a little buttermilk in the center and stir with a large mixing spoon.
After the shortening and the buttermilk are blended with the flour, add the remaining buttermilk, and continue blending to form the dough into a ball. Place wax paper on a dough board, sprinkle enough flour to lightly coat the wax paper.
Place your dough on your wax paper/board and gently pat out the dough until it is about an inch and a half thick. The less you handle the dough, the fluffier your biscuits will be.
Now to cut them out. You can use a tin can for this, just cut out the top and bottom, and take the label off. Place in a greased glass or metal Pan. Choose a baking pan that the biscuits will fit snug in with sides touching, this will help them rise.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake in the oven until light brown. Make sure they are completely cooked all the way through.
Buttermilk Biscuits
Impress your family with these Buttermilk Biscuits. These flaky biscuits are delicious served hot out of the oven with your favorite jam or jelly.
- 1c. sifted flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 5 Tbsp. shortening
- oleo
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. soda
- 1 c. buttermilk
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and soda together.
Cut in shortening until mixture has coarse crumbs.
Add buttermilk all at once. Stir until dough stays together. Knead well for one minute on floured bread board.
Pat out dough 3/4 inch thick. Cut in rounds. Place on cookie sheet with a bit of oleo on each. The less you handle the dough, the fluffier your biscuits will be.
Bake at 450 for 12 to 15 minutes. Make sure they are completely cooked all the way through.
Serve these biscuits hot out of the oven.
Cheese Biscuits
These biscuits are better than any restaurant and cheaper to make.
- 1/4 lb. sharp cheese
- 1/4 lb. butter or margarine
- 1 1/4 c. flour
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Grate cheese and cream with butter.
Add flour, salt and sugar; chill. Make into tiny biscuits, put 1/2 pecan on each (optional).
Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and cook additional 10 minutes.
These buttery cheese biscuits are so delicious. I think my family would eat these with every meal.
My kids and their friends, love it, especially in the winter months, when I have a big pan ready, when they come home after school.
Drop Biscuits
Quick and Easy to make and great served with sausage gravy.
- 2/3 c. unsifted flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 Tbsp. shortening
Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Next mix in shortening with fork until dough is crumbly.
Stir in milk. Just enough to wet the dry ingredients.
Drop dough from tablespoon onto a greased baking pan.
Bake at 450 for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.
Yeast Biscuits
Yeast Biscuits were a staple around my house growing up. Hot out of the oven with butter..Yum Yum
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees F)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Allow yeast to dissolve in warm water.
Beat butter, sugar and eggs; add dissolved yeast and stir. Add flour, salt and boiling water; mix well. Refrigerate dough overnight or until well chilled.
Roll out dough to 3/4 inch thickness and cut into biscuits. Re-roll scraps and cut again until all dough is used. Let biscuits rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours, and bake until golden brown, approximately 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 12 to 18 biscuits.
Angel Biscuits
These Angel Biscuits are light and fluffy and easy to make. Biscuits may be frozen, but if frozen, take out and let rise for 1 hour, before baking.
- 1 pkg. yeast
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. lukewarm water
- 1 tsp. soda
- 5 c. flour (plain)
- 2 c. buttermilk
- 3 to 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. shortening
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
Sift together dry ingredients. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk to dry ingredients.
Knead enough to hold together.
Refrigerate until needed.
Cut out or roll out and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Yeast Dinner Rolls
These dinner rolls are so quick and easy you can make them everyday.
- 2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
- 1 Cup warm water
- 1/4 Cup dry potato flakes
- 2 Tbsp. white sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 3/4 tsp. onion powder
- 2 1/4 Cups all-purpose flour
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, onion powder, egg, vegetable oil, potato flakes, and 1 Cup of flour. Stir well until smooth, keep the batter scraped from sides of bowl.
Cover and allow dough to rise in warm place until it has doubled in size, about 20-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
Punch down dough. Spoon dough into 12 greased muffin cups, filling each half full.Let rise until batter reaches tops of cups, should take about 20 minutes.
Bake in a preheated oven 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Butter Rolls
These rolls are a definite family hit. Wonderfully light and fluffy!
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix together flour, yeast, salt ,and sugar. Mix in shortening. Mix in water.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead by hand for 20 minutes.
Cover dough with oil. Place dough in a bowl, cover, allow to rise for 1 hour.
Form rolls, and place on a greased baking tray. Allow to rise another 45 minutes.
Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.
One Hour Rolls
Homemade Rolls are easier to make, than you may think. Your family and friends will be full of praise after they try these rolls.
- 1 pkg. yeast
- 2-3 c. plain flour
- 1 c. sweet milk
- 2 tbs. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 tbs. cooking oil
Scald milk. Add salt, oil, and sugar. Pour over yeast.
Add flour, mix well.
Knead a few times. Roll out on a floured surface.
Cut out rolls, brush tops with butter.
Let rise 1 hour. Bake at 350 for about 15 min.
Spoon Bread
This Spoon Bread recipe is my Grandmothers, it's great served with vegetables and your family will love it.
- 1 c. yellow corn meal
- 5 c. sweet milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 stick oleo or butter
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3 tsp. baking powder
Cook meal, milk and salt in top of double boiler about 1-1/2 hours.
Add oleo. Let cool slightly; add beaten yolks.
When completely cool, add baking powder.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour in buttered baking dish. Bake bread for 45 minutes in 350 degree oven.
