Editors' Pick
Mom's Homemade Biscuits
photo by May I Have That Rec
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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8 biscuits
- Serves:
- 4-5
ingredients
- 473.18 ml flour
- 59.16 ml sugar
- 4.92 ml salt
- 14.78 ml baking powder
- 78.78 ml shortening (Crisco works best)
- 177.44 ml milk
directions
- Mix together flour, sugar and salt. Add baking powder and then cut in shortening with pastry blender until thoroughly incorporated.
- Add milk and mix only until a soft dough forms. Dough may be slightly sticky but that is normal.
- Generously flour counter or board and transfer dough on top dusting with a small amount of flour if dough is sticky. Pat dough out with hands till about 1 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter or large glass dipped in flour. Place on baking sheet about 1 1/2 inch apart. Bake 425 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Note: Do not roll out with rolling pin as that will make for harder biscuits.
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I've been deliberating for almost a week if I should try this recipe, as I'm used to popping a can of biscuit, placing them on a sheet and they're perfect every time. I tried it this morning as it seemed super easy (even for me) and I was a bit disappointed. They didn't raises (maybe because I opened the oven while they were baking) and they looked like oatmeal cookies!!!!. However they were soft enough to enjoy. I used butter instead of shortening, maybe thats why, but thx anyway.
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