Popeyes Famous Biscuits (Copycat)

Name: Popeyes Famous Biscuits (Copycat)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 12 biscuits, 6 serving(s)
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 white 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

Submitted by The Spice Guru

"My reverse-engineered recipe for Popeyes' uniquely delicious biscuits."

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Ready In:: 28mins
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 12 biscuits
Serves:: 6

ingredients

BISCUITS
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 white pepper
¹⁄₈ cup hydrogenated palm oil or 1/8 cup cold coconut oil
¹⁄₈ cup vegetable shortening
1 cup buttermilk
BASTE
2 tablespoons melted salted butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch granulated sugar

directions

PLACE oven rack in center position; PREHEAT oven to 450°F.
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 white pepper).
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.
WHISK 3/4 cup buttermilk with 1 egg white 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.
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.
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.
ARRANGE biscuit dough rounds on a baking sheet.
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).
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).
SERVE hot and ENJOY.