Make Ahead Biscuits

Make Ahead Biscuits

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
salt, table
leavening agents, baking soda
butter, without salt
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Mix dry ingredients.
(You may use some whole wheat flour in place of white flour.
).
Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or knives.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
Add buttermilk and yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to blend.
Bring dough together on a floured surface and kneed lightly.
(No more than 12 times - this is the key to keeping the biscuits light.
).
Roll or pat to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into 3 dozen biscuits.
Bake at 450 for 10 - 12 minutes.
Alternately, place unbaked biscuits on a parchment paper covered baking sheet.
Freeze until solid.
Store in freezer bags.
When you want to use them, remove from freezer and allow to defrost on a baking sheet before baking at 450 for 10 - 12 minutes.