Fried Biscuits

Fried Biscuits

1 quart milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 2/3 packages dry yeast or 1/6 cup yeast
1/2 cup shortening
6 teaspoons salt
7 to 9 cups flour

Add yeast to warm water. Add other ingredients and let dough rise.
Work dough into biscuits and drop into hot fat*. Serve with apple butter. Yields about 7 dozen biscuits.

Biscuits can be frozen individually and stored in plastic bags. When you work them up, don't let the biscuits rise too high.

* The fat should be slightly hotter than 350 degrees F. If fat is too hot, the biscuits will be soggy in the center.

These sound yummy, mama!

My Uncle Chuck and Aunt LaRue have fish fries often throughout the summer out on their deck. Uncle Chuck is a fisherman and he loves sharing the game fish he catches- catfish, bass, bluegill, buffalo, carp, etc. In addition to the corn-mealed and deep-fried fish, they also serve cole slaw, potato salad, fried potato wedges and deep fried store-bought Pilsbury Biscuits. After all the potaoes and fish are fried up, they then toss in the individual biscuit dough from the tube and when they float to the top of the bubbling peanut-oil, they're perfectly golden and flavored by the goodies imparted into the oil from the fish and cornmeal crumbs. Delish! These fried biscuits are perfect for sopping-up the extra tarter sauce on our paper-plates!

Yes they are - it's a good recipe for meals like that.

Enjoy!!