Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
487
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
  2. Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
  3. Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  4. Add the milk all at once and stir just until the dough forms a ball around the fork.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times.
  6. Pat until 1/2-inch thick.
  7. Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
  8. Place, touching each other, in the cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.
  9. CRUSTY BISCUITS.
  10. Roll biscuits to 1/4-inch thick and place 1-inch apart in pan.
  11. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 minutes.
  12. Yields almost double the biscuits.
  13. BUTTERMILK BISCUITS.
  14. Use 2/3 cup buttermilk instead of sweet milk, 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and only 2 teaspoons baking powder.
  15. CHEESE BISCUITS.
  16. Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese to dry ingredients.
  17. DROP BISCUITS.
  18. Add additional 1/3 cup milk and use a baking sheet.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 486.94 Kcal (2039 kJ)
Calories from fat 246.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.34g 42%
Cholesterol 10.11mg 3%
Sodium 1320.33mg 55%
Potassium 477.21mg 10%
Total Carbs 53.95g 18%
Sugars 2.67g 11%
Dietary Fiber 5.59g 22%
Protein 7.13g 14%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 325.4mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 379.01 Kcal (1587 kJ)
Calories from fat 191.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.28g 42%
Cholesterol 7.87mg 3%
Sodium 1027.69mg 55%
Potassium 371.44mg 10%
Total Carbs 42g 18%
Sugars 2.08g 11%
Dietary Fiber 4.35g 22%
Protein 5.55g 14%
Iron 2.7mg 19%
Calcium 253.3mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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