Homemade Biscuits

Name: Homemade Biscuits
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 5 cups flour, 600 grams; 5 tablespoons dry yeast, 5 grams; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 cup icing sugar, 100 grams; 1 tablespoon salt, 5 grams; 2/3 cups vegetable shortening, cut into cubes, 125 grams; 2/3 cups butter, cut into cubes, 125 grams; 1/2 cups cream cheese, 100 grams; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla essence; 1 cup cow's milk, 250 milliliters; flour, for spreading; egg yolk, for brushing

Yamilette González

To accompany any coffee afternoon, dinner, or breakfast, a delicious and fluffy bread is the best option. Prepare this Homemade Biscuits recipe with butter and a touch of cream cheese that gives an unmatched consistency to the dough.

Remember that for this Homemade Biscuits recipe, you should fold the dough so that when baked, the "classic" cracking of this easy homemade bread is created.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 05-02-2019

Preparation

50 mins

15 mins

Preheat the oven to 170°C. On a clean surface, form a volcano with the flour and place the dry yeast, baking powder, powdered sugar, and salt. Mix very well and add the butter, lard, and cream cheese. With the help of a scraper, work to break down the lard and butter until you reach a sandy consistency. Add the eggs and milk one by one, mixing without over-kneading, just until the ingredients are combined so that the dough is not elastic. Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes before using it, so you can handle it. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a rectangle. Mark the surface with your fingers and fold it like a book. Let it rest for 3 minutes and with the help of a rolling pin, roll it out again until it reaches a thickness of 5 mm. With the help of a round cutter of 8 cm in diameter, cut the biscuits and place them on a previously greased and floured baking tray. With a smaller round cutter, mark the center of the biscuits to give them the traditional shape. Brush them with egg yolk and let them ferment for 20 minutes. Brush the surface of the biscuits again and bake for about 15 minutes or until they are cooked. Cool and serve with jams.