Name: Biscuits (Baking Powder or Buttermilk)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup shortening; 3/4 cup milk

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Recipe by Debs Recipes

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Biscuits (Baking Powder or Buttermilk) created by Mamas Kitchen Hope

From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, these soft, fluffy, and flaky biscuits are always a welcome addition to the table. They can be successfully made using a combination of two parts all-purpose and one part whole-wheat flour.

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ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup shortening
³⁄₄ cup milk

directions

Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl; cut in shortening (I use a pastry cutter) until flour mixture resembles coarse crumbs; form a well in the center of mixture; pour milk into the well and stir quickly with a fork just until dough comes together.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently (do NOT overwork - dough should remain soft and somewhat sticky) about ten strokes; pat or roll out dough to a 5/8" thickness; cut biscuits using a round cutter or the top of a glass ~ For super-quick square biscuits, simply use a knife to cut a tic-tac-toe shape through the rolled out dough.
Place cut biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet or pizza stone; bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or just until biscuits are light golden-brown.
NOTE: For buttermilk biscuits, add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda to the dry ingredients and substitute buttermilk for the milk.

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"From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, these soft, fluffy, and flaky biscuits are always a welcome addition to the table. They can be successfully made using a combination of two parts all-purpose and one part whole-wheat flour."

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photo by Mamas Kitchen Hope

3/2/2007

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photo by Mamas Kitchen Hope

3/2/2007

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review by Mamas Kitchen Hope

3/2/2007

Nice biscuit. Went together easily and quickly. The crumb was very nice and the texture just a little heavy. These definitely are made to soak up some gravy! Thanks for sharing Deb!

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review by skimble_kitten

12/18/2006

im sorry these were just not good, they tasted like sponges.

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photo by Debs Recipes

4/1/2006

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