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Beer Biscuits

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"The beer adds flavor and leavening to these biscuits." — Lisa

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Original recipe makes 1 dozen Change Servings

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup beer

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Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until it has cornmeal consistency. Stir in beer, and knead lightly.
Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with biscuit cutter.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Awesome smell when cooking! Also makes fantastic pizza crust! Just use a generous amount of flour when rolling out! Use lite beer, any brand as it all tastes the same when baked, for a few less calories. The biscuts that taste great... AND less filling! Big Scott

—BIGSCOTTK

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Apr 11, 2003

The buscuits were good, but you could certainly taste the beer. I used a light beer, but the taste was still prominent.

—Stephanie

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106 Ratings

Apr 11, 2003

This is an excellent recipe! Instead of beer, I used a Scottish Ale, and served these marvelous biscuits with blue cheese. It made an excellent appetizer. One tip to avoid hard biscuits: Make sure you follow the directions and preheat the oven to 450 degrees and do not over knead the dough. These biscuits will come out nice flakey, and savory.

—AMATERASUI

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Feb 10, 2004

I enjoyed the ease, flavor and texture of these biscuits. Next time I am going to try baking them touching each other in a 9inch round cake pan and brush them with melted butter for more color.

—fitforaqueenclothing.com

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Sep 06, 2006

I made this again, and again they're excellent. If yours are too hard, perhaps you used too much flour? They need to be a little sticky when you cut them. I went easy on the flour when cutting too. I wonder if it's the choice of shortening too... I used Crisco's no trans fat (the green can). They are not hard at all, though they are not "brown". These are the best I've tried. I did put some cornmeal on my pizza stone just in case of sticking. These are really great.

—CHRISTINA729

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Apr 11, 2003

Very easy to make. I will make them again, but will use less beer than the recipe calls for. My family thought the taste was a little too strong, but gobbled them down nonetheless.

—MIAMIMARTINI

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Apr 11, 2003

These came out flat, tasteless and hard. My husband fed them to the ducks in the pond behind our house.

—LauraKKH

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Jul 27, 2003

This was the easiest and best tasting from scratch recipe I have ever tried. Will definately make these again.

—MAGGIEWAG1

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Nutrition

Calories
121 kcal
6%

Carbohydrates
16.8 g
5%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
4.5 g
7%

Fiber
0.6 g
2%

Protein
2.2 g
4%

Sodium
317 mg
13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Beer Biscuits

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 121
Calories from Fat: 40

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.5g 7 %
Saturated Fat 1.1g 6 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 317mg 13 %
Potassium 27mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 16.8g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2 %
Protein 2.2g 4 %
Sugars 0.1g
Vitamin A 0 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 9 %
Iron 11 %
Thiamin 16 %
Niacin 13 %
Vitamin B6 1 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 22 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.