Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

Savory Biscuits This recipe makes some of the best biscuits to serve with savory meats, casseroles, soups, and stews. They're even great to serve alongside breakfast chops in the morning. Ingredients: 2 cups of self-rising flour 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper Just a pinch of seasoning salt Just a small pinch of each of the following spices: oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper flakes, garlic powder, and dried tomato flakes 3/4 cup of whole milk Instructions: Sift two cups of self-rising flour three times. Then add it to a medium-sized bowl. Now, add 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening to the seasoned flour. Using a fork to cut the vegetable shortening into the flour (do this until all the shortening is well combined with the flour.) At this point, the flour mixture will have little pea-sized lumps. Add 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper, a pinch of seasoning salt, and a small pinch of oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper flakes, garlic powder, and dr...

Delicious, Best-Ever Layered Biscuits Yummy biscuits can be served as a side or main course to any meal. Today, I'd like to share another one of my favorite biscuit recipes with you all. Imagine the pleasure of breaking through the golden crust of a mouthwatering biscuit, revealing the soft, warm layers within. The aroma that fills the air is simply irresistible, beckoning you to savor each morsel with anticipation and delight. Ingredients: 2 cups of self-rising flour 2 teaspoons of Splenda or regular granulated white sugar 6 tablespoons of cold butter 3/4 cup of evaporated milk Instructions: In a bowl, add 2 cups of self-rising flour and 2 teaspoons of Splenda or regular granulated white sugar. Mix well. Now, add 6 tablespoons of cold butter to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut the butter into the dry ingredients. Make sure that the butter is incorporated well. Then add 3/4 cup of evaporated milk. Combine well, but do not overwork the biscuit dough. Next, trans...

Bacon Bisquick Biscuits Today, I prepared bacon biscuits with Bisquick, but you can also make them using self-rising flour. These biscuits are so yummy! They're layered almost like buttermilk biscuits, but I don't use buttermilk in this recipe, even though you definitely could. Ingredients: 3 cups of Bisquick baking mix 1-1/2 cups of bacon, cooked and cut into small pieces. 1/2 cup of cold butter about 1 cup of milk Flour for rolling the dough out Instructions: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a pan with cooking spray and set it aside. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the Bisquick mix and the cold butter with a fork. Now, add the milk slowly and combine. The dough should not be too wet. You'll want it to come together so that it can be handled easily without sticking to your fingers. Sometimes I need the entire cup, and other times I don't. It has something to do with the weather.  Next, sprinkle flour onto your workspace and turn your dough out on it. Roll the ...

Basic biscuits All I use to make my two ingredient biscuits is self-rising flour and warm water. That's it! The biscuits turn out perfectly for dunking in a bowl of milk gravy, making breakfast sandwiches, and serving alongside any other meal. When I make my two ingredient biscuits, I never roll the dough out. Doing so tends to make the biscuits tough. I don't use butter, margarine, or any other type of fat in this biscuit recipe. So, the dough should never be overworked. This recipe will make five nice sized biscuits. The biscuits will rise and have a nice bread texture. Ingredients: 1-⅓ cups of self-rising flour 1 cup of warm water Instructions: First, for these biscuits you'll want to sift your flour. In a bowl, add the prepared flour. Then pour in the warm water over the flour. Combine well with a fork. Knead the dough until it forms into a ball, but do not over knead the dough. Allow the biscuit dough to sit for thirty minutes. (This softens the dough and is a crucial ...

Buttered Skillet Biscuits Today, I want to share another delicious biscuit recipe that you'll only need 4 ingredients for (cooking oil is included because you'll need about a 1/2 cup for your skillet). This is one of my favorite, no-fail biscuit recipes. The biscuits always rise, and they always taste so good. Ingredients: 3 cups of self-rising flour 1 cup of warm water 1/2 cup of softened butter 1/2 cup of canola oil Instructions: In a bowl, add 3 cups of self-rising flour and 1/2 cup of softened butter. Cut the butter into the flour with a fork or pastry cutter. Then add 1 cup of warm water. Mix just until the dough is well combined.   Now, allow the dough to rest for 20 to 30 minutes. After waiting, you'll see that the dough changes in form and almost doubles. (You don't want to skip doing this step.)   Form the dough into the size that you prefer. I gather enough to cover the palm of my open hand, then I roll it between both the palms of my hands to shape the dough....

Homemade buttermilk sunshine biscuits If you enjoy bread, today I am preparing my homemade buttermilk sunshine biscuits. These biscuits have nice, buttery flavored layers and a browned crunchy crust. To enhance the crust, I brush the tops of the dough with extra buttermilk before baking, then while the biscuits are baking, I brush the tops with melted butter to brown them. Plus, during the last few minutes of baking, I flip the biscuits over to brush the bottoms with extra melted butter. This is what creates the golden sunshine color on the outside of their crusts. Ingredients: 2-½ cups of self-rising flour, extra flour to roll the biscuits dough out 8-10 tablespoons of butter, softened 1 cup of buttermilk, plus three tablespoons to brush over the tops of your biscuit dough 2 tablespoons of melted butter, to brush over the tops of your biscuits when browning them Instructions: In a bowl, add the self-rising flour and softened butter together. You can use a food processor or cut the but...