Baking Powder Biscuits

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This recipe will make about 14 biscuits when done right. It is a basic recipes that will give you rolled or dropped biscuits, depending on the time you have available to make them. Rolled biscuits take slightly longer to prepare. I have been using this recipe for about seven years.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

5 Tablespoons Trans-fat free (if possible) vegetable shortening

3/4 cup skim or reconstituted nonfat dry milk

1. Preheat oven to 425*. I don’t always remember to preheat the oven, and they come out fine.
2. Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl and cut in the shortening until everything is the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
3. Add the milk and mix it all up, then turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead for a minute.
4. Shape into a ball and roll out to 1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness.
5. Cut out biscuit rounds with a circle shaped cookie cutter.
6. Use the leftover dough: Rolled out again to make more biscuits. Keep doing this until the dough is used up.
7. Put the biscuits on a cookie sheet and bake at about 350* for 12 to 15 minutes.

For drop biscuits:

Use 1/4 cup more of the milk to make a stickier batter for this type of biscuit. Drop by the tablespoon full about 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet.

Tips:

• Consider mixing shredded or grated cheese into the batter.
• Use store brand items to save money.
• Add your favorite herb mix to the batter.

Serving Suggestions:

• Serve with pasta dishes, soups or casseroles.
• These are also good with peanut butter or apple butter.
• Try spreading honey or cinnamon butter on them before serving, while they are still warm.

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