The Nashville House Fried Biscuits

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 cups milk, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup lard or 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 1/2 cups flour, as needed

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 2 stir in other ingredients, and enough flour to form a soft dough.
• 3 knead lightly for 5 or 6 minutes then form into a ball.
• 4 let dough rise till doubled, 40 - 60 minutes.
• 5 punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 6 roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut with 1 1/2" biscuit cutter.
• 7 let biscuits rise for 15 - 20 minutes while frying oil/fat heats.
• 8 heat frying oil/fat to just over 350 degrees f.
• 9 if fat is too hot, the biscuits will be soggy in the center.
• 10 drop biscuit into the hot fat, a few at a time.
• 11 fry for 1 or 2 minutes till golden on the bottom.
• 12 flip each biscuit over (if it doesn't flip by itself!) and fry until golden brown.
• 13 drain on absorbent paper.
• 14 cut a biscuit open to check for doneness, and adjust frying time if needed.
• 15 serve warm with lots of apple butter, to be authentic.
• 16 these freeze well - just reheat wrapped in foil in a warm oven.