Enjoy this Free Recipe for a Kentucky Derby Staple! A tradition of the South since the 1800's, accept no other substitute for your Country Ham Platter! Beaten Biscuits Yields: 24 Small Biscuits Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 and ½ tablespoons white sugar, ¼ tablespoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ cup lard, chilled and cut into small pieces, 1/3 cup light cream. 2 tablespoons cold water (optional.) Directions: preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease baking sheets. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Use a fork to cut into lard until mixture resembles coarse meal. Using a standing mixer or a wooden spoon, mix dough as you slowly add cream. Mix well to form dough into a ball, adding cold water as needed. Place dough onto a clean surface and knead slightly. Using a mallet or rolling pin, beat dough a few times to form into a rough rectangle. Fold dough over, then beat it out again. Repeat this process until dough becomes white and blisters form on the surface.Roll out dough to about ¼ inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds and prick the tops a few times with the tines of a fork. Place dough rounds on the prepared baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden, about 15 minutes. |