Popeyes Famous Biscuits (copycat)

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon butter flavor seasoning (butter buds)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon accent seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 cup hydrogenated palm oil or 1/8 cup cold coconut oil
• 1/8 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons melted salted butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 place oven rack in center position; preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 process the dry ingredients in a food processor until thoroughly combined (1 3/4 cups bread flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, 1 1/4 teaspoons granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon butter buds seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/8 teaspoon accent seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon pepper).
• 3 add 1/8 cup vegetable shortening plus 1/8 cup cold solidified coconut oil by tablespoonfuls to the dry ingredients in food processor; process mixture until fine and crumbly.
• 4 whisk 3/4 cup buttermilk with 1 egg in a 2-cup pour-spout measuring cup; pour mixture through the feeder on food processor while running; process dough until it comes together and blades begin to slow down.
• 5 transfer dough mixture onto a generously floured board; roll dough very thinly using a rolling pin, using as few passes as possible over dough; re-flour board (and re-flour whenever needed to prevent dough from sticking); fold in half, then into half again; roll dough very thinly in the same previous manner; repeat rolling and folding no more than 3 times, to insure flakiness without over-working dough; roll dough into a rough ball.
• 6 roll dough with rolling pin until it is between 1/2" - 3/4" thick; cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter or small drinking glass, re-piecing and re-using scraps.
• 7 arrange biscuit dough rounds on a baking sheet.
• 8 melt approximately 2 tablespoons margarine or butter; stir in 1 pinch salt and 1 pinch granulated sugar; brush tops of each baked biscuit evenly with this baste (biscuits may be re-basted after baking if desired).
• 9 bake biscuits on the center rack at 450°f between 10-13 minutes, or until golden brown (oven temperatures vary, so have oven light on to keep an eye on them).
• 10 serve hot and enjoy.