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Fluffy Baking Powder Biscuits

5.0(14)

These are great! Nice and easy, and light and yummy. I get about 16 biscuits with this recipe. I like the versatility as well. I add cheese or garlic; whatever hits me at the time. I almost always add extra sugar.

by Zuleika L.·published 2005-04-21

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Breads

Servings

16 biscuits

Total time

35 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

124 kcal

Ingredients (6)

serves

2 cups flourflour
1/2 teaspoon saltsalt
4 teaspoons baking powderbaking-powder
1 tablespoon sugarsugar
1/2 cup vegetable shorteningshortening
2/3 cup milkmilk

Instructions (18 steps)

01Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
02Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
03Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
04Add the milk all at once and stir just until the dough forms a ball around the fork.
05Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times.
06Pat until 1/2-inch thick.
07Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.

08Place, touching each other, in the cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.

10Roll biscuits to 1/4-inch thick and place 1-inch apart in pan.

11Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 minutes.

12Yields almost double the biscuits.

13BUTTERMILK BISCUITS.

14Use 2/3 cup buttermilk instead of sweet milk, 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and only 2 teaspoons baking powder.

16Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese to dry ingredients.

18Add additional 1/3 cup milk and use a baking sheet.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 124 kcal
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Carbs: 14 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 169 mg
Cholesterol: 1 mg

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