Ingredients
-
9 cups
flour
-
1/3 cup
baking powder
-
1 tablespoon
salt
-
1 teaspoon
cream of tartar
-
1/4 cup
sugar
-
2 cups
shortening
( like Crisco, etc.)
Directions
- Sift dry ingredients together THREE times.
- Cut in the shortening until the consistency of corn meal.
- Store in covered container at room temperature.
- For Biscuits: for each 1 cup of mix, add 1/4 cup milk, pat out on a floured board and cut.
- Bake 10 minutes at 400.
- For Pancakes: for each 3 cups mix, add 1 egg and 1 1/2 cup milk.
- Stir only until moistened.
- Bake on hot griddle.
- These are extremely thick and"meaty".