Baking Powder Biscuits
- Preparing Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Served Person: 16
- 2 �cups flour
- 1/2 �teaspoon salt
- 4 �teaspoons baking powder
- 1 �tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 �cup vegetable shortening
- 2/3 �cup milk
- Carbohydrate 0.3961 g
- Cholesterol 0.203333333333333 mg
- Fat 0.0500708333333333 g
- Fiber 0.00230000003427267 g
- Protein 0.085025 g
- Saturated Fat 0.03194875 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Biscuit (4g)
- Sodium 164.482833333333 mg
- Sugar 0.393799999965727 g
- Trans Fat 0.00203333333333333 g
- Calories 2 calories
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.
