Light As Air Angel Biscuits

These biscuits are made with both baking powder and yeast, and are a cross between a biscuit and a roll. The dough does not have to be kneaded--just cut out and place in a warm place let rise for one hour. When you bake them, start out with a cold oven then turn oven on to 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes if using a thin bottom baking pan, twenty minutes if using a thick bottom pan.

Easy to make using bread flour and non-fat dry milk, they freeze very well for at least 6 weeks.

Ingredients:
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, softened
7 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup lukewarm water (to start yeast)
2 cups water (to mix with milk)

Directions:
1. In a mixing cup, add yeast, 1 teaspoon of the sugar, and 1/2 cup lukewarm water, and stir. Set aside while it activates.
2. In a separate bowl, add dry milk to the 2/3 cup water and stir until dissolved.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add butter, baking powder, salt, rest of the sugar, and about 3 cups of the flour. Using your hands or a "cutter", cut the butter into the flour. Add another cup and continue cutting in. Add the 5th cup and cut in. There should be pea sized crumbs at this point.
4. Pour yeast mix into milk mix and stir. Add this mixture to the flour mixture and stir until a dough is formed. Add additional flour until biscuit dough consistency (about another 2 cups),
5. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and flatten to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut out biscuits and place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
6. Place in cold oven and turn on to heat to 450. From time you put them in to taking them out should be about 15-20 minutes. Remember, start with a cold oven.
7. Brush tops with melted butter and serve.