In the South, where the best homemade biscuits were traditionally made by women, drop biscuits were clearly distinguished from rolled ones. The irregular, lumpy shape of drop biscuits makes them only suitable for ordinary days, while rolled ones were for special occasions. Drop biscuits taste just as good, though. This particular recipe is a special one and truly marks the line between biscuits for ordinary...

This simple recipe for baking powder biscuits is a quick one to learn. Even kids who have shown a liking for cooking and baking can do this on their own, as long as you supervise them and teach them the basics of kitchen safety. If you are wary of adding vegetable shortening to your biscuits, you can drum up some extra virgin coconut oil as an alternative. Ingredients: 2 cups pastry flour 3 tbsps vegetable...

Who says vegans and the health-conscious cannot enjoy the sinful taste of biscuits? This whole wheat biscuits recipe proves that pastries don’t have to be so sinful, after all. This recipe works well even if you substitute coconut milk tonic for milk, buttermilk, or water. Makes 20 biscuits. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour 6 tbsps coconut oil or palm oil ¾ cup coconut milk tonic, or milk,...

There is nothing better than a plate of homemade buttermilk biscuits. Too bad for us, canned biscuits have taken their toll and are slowly pushing homemade biscuits away. This recipe for fluffy buttermilk biscuits is a Southern-style mix for the best in homemade goodies to guarantee you will never look at canned biscuits again. Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups cake flour ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder ½...