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Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2/3 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Grease 2 8-inch cake pans.
Put flour, salt, baking powder, cream of tartar, and sugar in a bowl.
Cut shortning into flour with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add milk all at once and stir just until dough forms a ball around fork.
Turn dough onto lightly floured board or pastry cloth and kneed 14 times.
Pat until 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
Place touching each other in cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	195.03 Kcal (817 kJ)
Calories from fat	98.41 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.93g	17%
Cholesterol	4.05mg	1%
Sodium	528.18mg	22%
Potassium	207.38mg	4%
Total Carbs	21.64g	7%
Sugars	1.07g	4%
Dietary Fiber	2.23g	9%
Protein	2.85g	6%
Iron	1.4mg	8%
Calcium	130.2mg	13%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	378.78 Kcal (1586 kJ)
Calories from fat	191.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.24g	17%
Cholesterol	7.86mg	1%
Sodium	1025.8mg	22%
Potassium	402.76mg	4%
Total Carbs	42.03g	7%
Sugars	2.08g	4%
Dietary Fiber	4.34g	9%
Protein	5.54g	6%
Iron	2.7mg	8%
Calcium	252.8mg	13%

* 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.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

4.4

Points
5

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low cholesterol,
good source of fiber

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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