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Baking Powder Biscuits (Drop type)
"I get this recipe from my Pillsbury Family Cookbook that was published in 1963. It was my mothers, a graduation present I believe, and I refer to it on a regular basis for the classic preparation of many foods."
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- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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12 Biscuits
ingredients
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 1 cup milk
directions
- Sift Flour Salt and Baking Powder into mixing bowl.
- Cut in shortening until the particles are fine.
- Add milk all at once and stir just until dough clings together and flour disappears.
- Drop by spoonfulls into greased muffin cups (2/3 full).
- Bake 450 deg for 12/15 min.
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Reviews
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I never made drop biscuits before and had a few secret doubts. You made a believer out of me; they turned out great.I used butter instead of shortening and put the flour, baking powder, salt and the butter in my food processor, whirling it all around until it got crumbly. Then I added the milk and just gave it two seconds to barely blend. Had them for lunch with a nice big veggie salad. I'll keep this recipe to make again....thanks for sharing. -
Great little recipe-I used butter instead of shortening-came out fine! Thanks -
I remember this recipe from my Mother's copy of that same book which was probably issued in the early 50s. Hadn't seen it in awhile and glad I found it here again. Made per direction except I used a bit of cold butter with the shortening for extra flavor. Since my muffin tin is the x-large variety I only got 6 biscuits which I baked at 350 for 25 minutes then shut off the heat and propped the oven door open and let it coast until the rest of breakfast was ready. Delicious. -
Very good. Easy to make, quick, and most importantly- tastes very good. -
Easy to prep and I just dropped them on a baking sheet. Taste is pretty bland, but my BF loved them. Would be great with strawberry shortcake. Just to plain for me.
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Tweaks
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I used Crisco instead of butter. They were so light and fluffy. My husband has trouble with animal fats, and this is a perfect switch. -
This recipe is perfect for modifying to be gluten-free (or whole wheat) since any type of flour will work. I used 100% buckwheat last night. So good to have a bread-product again, especially one with only a few ingredients. Also substituted butter for the shortening, and made them only an inch thick on a cookie sheet instead of a muffin tin because I like a lot of crispy crust.
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I love, love, love these! I use them for everything including pigs in a blanket...I just cut the hot dogs in 1/3 and stick them in and smother them...also great with country gravy. Butter milk instead of milk is so yummy as well. -
I made these this morning as a quick alternative to my normal method taught to me by my grandmother (flour well, shortening and milk in well, then pull in flour and roll in palm of your hand). As the previous reviewer stated, I can't say they were the best I ever made, but would highly recommend them as a quick-make biscuit. The outside was nicely browned and crispy and the inside light and fluffy. I also used butter in place of the shortening.
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YUM! These were delightful! These will now be my go-to recipe when I need fast biscuits. I used my food processor, so it only took 1 minute to combine all the ingredients. I needed a last minute bread for an Italian meal, so I replaced 1/2 c. of the flour with whole wheat flour and added in 1/2 tsp. garlic powder and 1 tsp. Italian seasoning. I used skim milk and added 1 Tbsp. lemon juice to it to thicken it. I used butter instead of shortening. I tried to shape them into logs so they would be like breadsticks.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I live in a small town in western colorado and I love to cook. I have 2 children, one is grown and out of the house, the other is in High School.
I love reading, birdwatching, growing pretty flowers, Pearl Jam and Colorado Rockies Baseball.
