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Baking Powder Biscuits

Source
Pat's Family Recipe Cookbook (handwritten, p. 21)
Serves
makes 14 biscuits
Cook
475°F, 12 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp shortening (3-4 Tbsp if a shorter biscuit is desired)
  • About 3/4 cup milk, or a mixture of half water and half milk

Steps

  1. Measure the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt into a sifter. Sift into a bowl.
  2. Using a steel fork, mix the shortening lightly and thoroughly with the sifted dry ingredients. Add the milk slowly, mixing just enough to make a soft dough. Mix lightly with the fork. Toss the dough onto a lightly floured board.
  3. Pat the dough out lightly with your hands to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out with a biscuit cutter dipped in flour. Place on a greased pan — far apart for a crusty biscuit, close together for a thicker, softer biscuit.
  4. Bake at 475°F about 12 min. Makes 14 biscuits.

Notes

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The original: Baking Powder Biscuits
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See also: Biscuits (Baking Powder Variant), Baking Powder Biscuits

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