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Super Easy Biscuit Recipe with No Shortening

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I’m staying at my sister’s house for a couple of days and last night I REALLY wanted biscuits. I’m not a big biscuit maker and usually have used a box of Bisquick, but this recipe is VERY simple and uses only ingredients that most people would always have on hand.

homemade biscuits without shortening

Most times when you look in a cookbook or online for a recipe for biscuits it calls for shortening. If you’re like me, shortening isn’t something that’s in the kitchen cupboard.

This easy recipe uses standard cooking oil, which makes it easy to make homemade biscuits without shortening OR a boxed mix!

Gold Medal, All Purpose FlourGold Medal, All Purpose FlourDomino Premium Pure Cane Granulated SugarDomino Premium Pure Cane Granulated SugarDavis Double Acting Baking PowderDavis Double Acting Baking PowderMorton Morton SaltMorton Morton SaltCrisco, Pure Vegetable OilCrisco, Pure Vegetable OilSilicone Spatula 4-piece SetSilicone Spatula 4-piece Set

 

Easy Biscuit Recipe without Shortening

 

Biscuit Ingredients:

2 C flour
2 Tbsp Sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 C oil
2/3 C milk

How to Make Biscuits without Shortening:

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Put the oil in a small bowl, add the milk, but do NOT mix together. Move liquid into dry ingredients and stir until well blended. Knead a couple of times (I just used a silicone spatula, not my hands) to form it into a ball. Roll out dough to 1/2″ thick between two pieces of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Cut into 10-12 squares. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until very lightly browned. – – I spread the tops with butter for the last 2 minutes of baking.

Super Easy Biscuit Recipe with No Shortening

Also try this Sour Milk biscuits recipe. It’s great for using up milk that has just started to go sour:

sour-milk-biscuits-2

Yield: 12 Biscuits

Super Easy Biscuit Recipe with No Shortening

Super Easy Biscuit Recipe with No Shortening
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 C flour
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 C oil
  • 2/3 C milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
  2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together.
  3. Put the oil in a small bowl, add the milk, but do NOT mix together.
  4. Move liquid into dry ingredients and stir until well blended.
  5. Knead a couple of times (I just used a silicone spatula, not my hands) to form it into a ball.
  6. Roll out dough to 1/2" thick between two pieces of plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
  7. Cut into 10-12 squares.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until very lightly browned. - - I spread the tops with butter for the last 2 minutes of baking.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 146 Total Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 323mg Carbohydrates: 19g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3g
Nutrition information has been automatically calculated and may not be accurate.
© Chrysa

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Comments

  7. So delicious!! I simply dropped spoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined pan (didn’t roll out or cut dough) and they turned out amazing with less work!

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  9. This was a lifesaver. I started making biscuits this morning and when I got to the shortening part there was none to be found. A quick Google search took me to you. I have to say these are much better then the ones I usually make. Thank you!

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  11. Was in the same post as previous poster, wanted biscuits but had no shortening. Google brought me here. The only thing different I did was mix in some finely chopped garlic and a few sprinkles of canned parmasean cheese into melted butter and spread it over the top before baking. These were so good, a fight almost broke out over the last one, lol. Thanks much!!

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    • They were good, but a little to sweet for my taste, I will definetly make them again, but I will cut the sugar in half next time.

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  14. I used this recipe tonight, I changed the recipe a little…Instead of oil, I used melted margarine. and instead of baking them, I rolled the dough out and used it for my Chicken N Dumplins…It was awsome!!! Thank You!! 🙂 Jackie House Springs, Mo

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  15. The texture was great and they smelled wonderful but the taste of the baking powder was very prominent. Would it be possible to cut that in half?

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  18. I made these with dinner the other night, and my partner said they were better than store-bought! I didn’t have enough milk on hand, so I used 1/3 cup milk and 1/3 cup sour cream. I also cut the sugar in half as suggested. This is definitely going to be my go-to biscuit recipe from now on. Thanks!

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  20. Just put these in the oven 🙂 I just rolled out the dough into a log and sliced it. My son (being autistic) had a GREAT time kneading the dough 🙂 Can’t wait to see how they turn out.

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  26. I woke up this morning craving biscuits and gravy and having a tight wallet I had to make do with what I already had and this recipe was perfect! Thanks for sharing!

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  27. I made these last night and my hubby LOVED them! Thanks for helping make my first time making homemade biscuits painless and a huge success!

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  28. Well, did recipe to the “T” and made came out looking like cookies. Never rose. Super bummed. We are in CO, could
    Elevation be the problem? Pls advise…
    Thx!
    Kristy

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  29. I can’t believe how well these turned out for such a simple recipe! I used almond/coconut milk and added 2-3 tbsp of Italian seasoning… superb! I’ll try some of the other variations the above commenters left. Thanks so much for posting this… it is going into the kitchen toolbox.

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  31. This is just what I’ve been looking for! I have my MIL’s biscuit cutter and will make these tonight with our steak dinner. Hubby will be in for a great surprise!

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  32. I love biscuits but almost never want to MAKE them. These look easy enough to try for sure, thanks for the post. I do have two questions though about this step:

    “Put the oil in a small boil, add the milk, but do NOT mix together. Move liquid into dry ingredients…”

    1) Should that be “small BOWL” instead of boil? and 2) Since some small amount of oil would be stuck to the bowl, and since you don’t mix the oil and milk, why not just pour the oil and milk directly onto the dry ingredients before mixing?

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    • Yes, it is a bowl. You could try making it the other way, but I have always made it the way listed so I can’t guarantee the results like that. Let us know how they turn out if you try it!

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  34. Great recipe ! Thanks ! My kids just loved them and my wife just fell in love with them as much as she sent some of them to our neighbours for them to taste ! Thanks again !

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  35. I made these twice, the first time they never rose both times I followed the recipe but I used bacon grease instead of oil. The first time they never rose, and the consistency of the dough was like drop cookie dough (Which is not rollable), they tasted good, but came out flat… The second time I did the exact same thing, used bacon grease again, and this time the dough came out like it should, and they rose. I know I didnt make any mistakes the first time. Was the weirdest thing. Either way these came out yummy in the end. Making them again today and praying for good results!

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