Baking Powder Biscuits

Submitted by jilek5 on January 2, 2011 - 3:09pm

Summary

Yield
Prep Time20 minutes
CategoryBreads

Description


Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tsps baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450º.

Cut shortening into flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.  Stir in just enough milk to dough leaves side of bowl and rounds up into a ball.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.  Knead lightly 20 - 25 times, about 30 seconds.  Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick.  Cut with floured 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart for crusty sides, touching for soft sides.

Bake 10-12 minutes.  Immediately remove from sheet.

Notes

Buttermilk Buscuits:

Decrease baking powder to 2 teaspoons, add 1/4 teaspoons baking soda, and replacde milk with buttermilk.

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