Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This is my grandmother's biscuit recipe. It is my all-time favorite and has a really good flavor to it. Be sure not to roll out too thin, you want high biscuits! I usually just pat out the dough to the desired thickness, usually 1/2 inch. Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 tablespoons white sugar |
4 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup vegetable shortening |
1 egg |
2/3 cup milk |
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
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