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These turned out good. I made them for a bubble pizza that used biscuits. I also baked one in the toaster oven to see how they turned out as just a biscuit. Both ways were a tasty. One thing I changed was using shortening straight from the cupboard, it wasn't cold as the recipe called for.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-09-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"gaylene2"},"reviewBody":"
As usual, I had extra buttermilk and am always looking for new ways to use it up. I actually prefer the recipe for Angel Biscuits better than these. They use yeast and have a good flavor and crunch.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-10-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurplePizza"},"reviewBody":"Completely disappointing. Biscuits did not rise and were hard as a rock. The recipe shoud have called for 3\/4 inch thick and 3 inches around. 450 is far to high a heat for the recipe. 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I think they were really good!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-08-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanGrapes"},"reviewBody":"These were tasty biscuits! Part way through baking, I brushed a mixture of melted butter, parsley flakes, garlic powder, salt, and parmesan cheese on top. Delicious. I will definitely be making these again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-08-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenFlower"},"reviewBody":"taste of home have the best homemade buttermilk biscuits","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-09-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeTooth"},"reviewBody":"These tasted great and may family loved them. We ate them with sausage gravy. They aren't as light and fluffy as other biscuits that I have made.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-04-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldQuill"},"reviewBody":"I have the original Reminisce magazine recipe from 1992 and it is somewhat different from this webpage. The original recipe does NOT have sugar. It also asks for 2 tsps baking powder. Have not made these yet, but will follow the magazine version when I do.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-08-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangePaw"},"reviewBody":"Waste of time n ingredients! Followed recipe n biscuits were about 1\/2\" thick, were not soft n flakey, crust was semi hard. Just nasty!!! Wont use this recipe again n wont recommend it!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-08-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedButterfly"},"reviewBody":"These biscuits were awful! They had such a bland taste and I hardly got a dozen out of this recipe let alone 1 1\/2 dozen. And they were nowhere near as thick as the photo shows. Never making these again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-04-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeBus"},"reviewBody":"Simple to make and quite tasty. 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