1 cup milk 2 TBSP unsalted butter 1/2 cup warm water 2 packages active dry yeast 2 TBSP sugar 1 TBSP salt 1 cup warm water 6-7 cups unbleached all-purpose or bread flour
Instructions
Heat milk and butter in small saucepan until butter melts.Set aside to cool.
Mix yeast with 1/2 cup warm water (100-110°F) and set aside.
Add sugar, salt and 1 cup warm water (100-110°F) to large bowl. Stir.
Add milk and butter mixture to the sugar/water mixture.
Add yeast water to bowl and stir.
Start adding the flour to the large bowl, 1 cup at a time. After 4 or 5 cups of flour have been added, it gets harder to stir, so turn it out onto a floured surface. Continue to work in flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
Place dough into a large bowl that has been greased. Turn dough several times to coat it with the shortening. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Punch down dough. This should be done gently.
Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead for approximately 5 minutes.
Divide dough in half. Roll it around a little and then press into a rectangle. Roll up dough jelly roll-style. Pinch the seams and turn under the ends.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Place dough into 2 greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled again, about half an hour.
Bake for approximately 45 minutes. The crust should be a golden brown.
Flip loaves out of pans onto a clean kitchen towel. Let cool before cutting.
2 cups self-rising flour 1/3 cup shortening 2/3 to 1 cup full-fat buttermilk
Note: This recipe can be successfully doubled.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Lightly grease baking pan.
Put flour into large mixing bowl.
Using a pastry cutter (or two forks), cut the shortening into the flour until the mixture looks like crumbs. Squeeze a handful of it into your hand. If it stays together, you are ready for the next step.
Add buttermilk to the flour/shortening mixture. Mix until the milk is worked in and turn dough onto a floured surface. Knead a few times, until dough is no longer sticky.
Roll out to about a 1/2 inch thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 3-inch cutter and place on greased baking pan.
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