Guest guest Posted August 31, 2002 Report Share Posted August 31, 2002 Baking Powder Biscuits2/3 cup shortening3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour5 teaspoons baking powder1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 1/2 cups milkHeat oven to 450 F. Cut shortening into flour, baking powder and salt withpastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in just enough milkso dough leaves sides of bowl and rounds up into a ball. (Too much milkmakes dough sticky, not enough makes biscuits dry.) Turn dough onto lightlyfloured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut withfloured 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inchapart for crusty sides, touching for soft sides. Bake until golden brown, 10to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Makes 2 dozen biscuits.Buttermilk Biscuits: Decrease baking powder to 2 teaspoons and add ,teaspoon baking soda to the flour mixture. Substitute buttermilk for themilk. (If buttermilk is thick, it may be necessary to add slightly more than3/4 cup.)Cheese Biscuits: Stir in 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheese. Cornmeal Biscuits:Substitute 1/2 cup cornmeal for 1/2 cup of the flour. Sprinkle cookie sheetwith cornmeal; place biscuits on cookie sheet and sprinkle with additionalcornmeal. Drop Biscuits: Increase milk to 1 cup. Drop dough by spoonfulsonto greased cookie sheet. (If desired, first drop dough into sesame seed;coat all sides.)Home Cooking and Scrapping Friends homecookingfriends/Do You ? Finance - Get real-time stock quotes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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