Drop Baking Powder Biscuits
photo by Dienia B.
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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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
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Blend the shortening into the flour using fingers or a tool for cutting in butter.
- 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.
- Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet or into greased muffin tins.
- Bake 10-15 minutes at 450 degrees.
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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!
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