My Recent Baking

I know posts about baking are getting old, but here are some things I've made more recently:

Angel Biscuits

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cp. warm water
2 cps. buttermilk
5 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbs. salt
1 cp. lard or shortening, chilled


Have all ingredients at room temperature.
In choosing lard or shortening, be sure to use non hydrogentated products. Butter may be substituted.(we did the latter)

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water with a pinch of sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes.Stir in the buttermilk, making sure it has first been warmed to room temperature so as not to shock the yeast.

In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients(not the lard). Mix well.

Using your fingers, two knives, or a pastry blender, work 1/2 the chilled shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Work in the remaining shortening until it resembles large peas.

Stir buttermilk and yeast mixture into the dry ingredients until just blended. Do not over-mix.

On a clean surface dusted lightly with flour turn out dough and knead 5-8 times, patting together lightly into a flattened circle.

Roll a circle out 1/2 - 3/4" thick and cut using a floured glass or a 3 inch biscuit cutter.

Arrange biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet. Leave 1/3" between for softer sided biscuits, or 1" for more crisp sided biscuits.

Cover with a damp towel or lightly with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, or about 45 min.

Bake in pre-heated 450 oven for 10-12 min. or until golden brown.

This dough can be refrigerated for 3-5 days or frozen for up to a month.


So I served these with chicken soup and they were REALLY GOOD!
Enjoy!





And..............


Apple Spice Cake
3 cps. flour
2 cps. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. pumpkin spice
1/3 cp. milk
2 eggs
1 cp. mayo
3 cps. chopped apples
1 cp. raisins

Sift together dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients in separate bowl. Stir in apples and raisins. If you want nuts, add those, too. You can layer the apples, or stir them right into the pan. Pour int ogreased and floured Bundt pan, and bake at 350F for 45-55 min.


I hope ya'll try these, cause they're very good!!!!!
Next post shan't be just recipes!:)
-Sarah