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Breads · Sides

Baking Powder Biscuits

Source
Recipe card
Cook
15-20 min

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 4 Tbsp butter or shortening
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1-4 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup milk, or buttermilk or water

Steps

  1. Oven 425°F.
  2. Mix together dry ingredients. Cut cubed butter or shortening in until mixture looks like bread crumbs. Add liquid.
  3. Mix quickly until soft dough.
  4. Drop by spoonful, or fill the cups of a greased muffin tin 2/3 full, or can cut biscuits.
  5. Bake 15-20 mins. or until lightly browned.

See also: Baking Powder Biscuits

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