Drop Baking Powder Biscuits

Submitted by alvinakatz

"From the New Settlement Cookbook. These are so easy and yummy. Don't overwork the dough or the biscuits get tough. Also make sure they are thick enough. That's what makes them fluffy and soft."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 12 biscuits
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups white flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons shortening or 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup milk

directions

1. Sift dry ingredients together.
2. Blend the shortening into the flour using fingers or a tool for cutting in butter.
3. When uniform crumbly consistency, make a well in the center. Pour all the milk in at once and then stir just until blended. Don’t stir any longer or the biscuits will be tough.
4. Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet or into greased muffin tins.
5. Bake 10-15 minutes at 450 degrees.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

Yep a true tried and true recipe that turned out great and tasted just like the biscuits I grew up eating.

 

[knowall18mom]

I have made these several times since I found your recipe. We love it! Thank you for sharing. I have some in the oven as I write this but this time tried something different. I added some dried parsley, parmesan cheese (put in only half of the salt) and some garlic powder. I will be serving them with ham and bean soup. This recipe is so great no matter what you may add to it Im sure they will still be perfect. Again, thank you for sharing this recipe!

 

[sofie-a-toast]

Super easy biscuit recipe. Great with soup or spread with jam and butter.

 

[Dienia B.]

what i grew up on this is a good basic recipe make these cakepops on parade hope your having fun lol dee

 

[MN Farmgirl]

They were good and quick. I compared the recipe with the regular biscuit recipe from my BHG cookbook and added 2 t. sugar and 1/4 t. cream of tarter.