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Mr. McKinney's Morning Biscuits

These perfectly fluffy biscuits are easy enough your husband can make them. Just be ready to ruin your diet and eat the whole pan.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: biscuit, southern

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons shortening chilled
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 stick butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a glass bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Cut butter and shortening in to tiny cubes.
  • Drop in bowl around the edge of the dry ingredients.
  • Using your fingers, incorporate the butter and shortening into the dry ingredients.
  • Continue to mix with your fingers until the mixture is the texture of breadcrumbs.
  • Pour milk and honey on top of dry ingredients.
  • Stir together all ingredients until fully incorporated.
  • Dust counter top with flour.
  • Turn dough out on to floured counter.
  • Sprinkle top of dough with flour.
  • Knead dough by turning edges into middle and pressing into center.
  • Sprinkle with more flour and continue kneading until mixture no longer sticks to your fingers.
  • Once dough is no longer “super sticky,” press out, on counter with your hand to a ½-inch thickness.
  • Spray baking sheet with cooking spray or use a cooking stone to bake biscuits.
  • Dip biscuit cutter in flour and cut out biscuits.
  • Combine and re-knead together scraps until they are all used to cut out biscuits.
  • Melt ½ stick of butter and brush tops of biscuits before placing in the oven.
  • Bake at 350 for 12-15 min or until golden brown on top.