Baking Powder Biscuits

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BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Recipe By : BAKERS' DOZEN (MARION CUNNINGHAM) SHOW #BD1A04
Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup whole milk

Preheat the oven to 450.
Grease on 8-inch square baking pan or small baking sheet.
Put the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the
vegetable shortening and toss
it to coat with the flour. Break the chunk into 5 or 6 smaller chunks and
start rubbing the flour and
shortening together with your fingers and letting the mixture fall back into
the bowl. This does not
take long; when the mixture looks like irregular lumps you have mixed enough.
Add the milk all at once and stir to moisten all the flour and shortening.
Dust a surface with flour, turn
the dough onto the surface and knead the dough ten times.
Pat the dough into a circle about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick. Cut the
biscuits with a two-inch cookie
cutter and place on the prepared pan with a little space between the biscuits.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned.
Serve hot with butter and honey.
Yield: 15 biscuits


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