Baking Powder Biscuits and Buttermilk Biscuits

Title:
Baking Powder Biscuits and Buttermilk Biscuits

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Biscuits,
Bread




Ingredients:





     2 c  All-purpose flour


     1 tb Baking powder


   1/4 ts Salt (up to 1/3)


   1/3 c  Shortening


   3/4 c  Milk






 BAKING POWDER BISCUITS: In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking


 powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening till mixture


 resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center. Add milk all at once.


 Using a fork, stir just till moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly


 floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing dough


 10 to 12 strokes or till nearly smooth. Pat or lightly roll dough to


 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter Hint: (if


 you don't have a biscuit cutter, a glass works well to cut biscuits). Place


 biscuits 1 inch apart on a ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 450 oven for


 10 to 12 minutes or till golden. Remove from baking sheet; serve warm.


 Makes 10 biscuits.


 


 DROP BISCUITS: To make drop biscuits: Prepare as above, except increase


 milk to 1 cup. Do not knead or roll or cut dough. Using a big spoon drop


 dough into 12 mounds on a greased baking sheet. Bake as directed above.


 Makes 12 biscuits.


 


 BUTTERMILK BISCUITS: Prepare as above, except stir 1/4 teaspoon baking soda


 into dry mixture and substitute buttermilk or sour milk for the milk Bake


 as directed above. Makes 10 to 12 biscuits.


 


 Recipe by: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE -- SEPTEMBER 1996 Posted to


 MC-Recipe Digest V1 #665 by essie49@juno.com (Ethel R Snyder) on Jul 11,


 1997