baking powder biscuits
(2 ratings)
Oh my gosh!!! I found my handwritten recipe from junior high school with all of the variations!!! I still make these today over 55 years. oops that is old!
(2 ratings)
yield
serving(s)
prep time
5 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For baking powder biscuits
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2 call purpose flour, sifted
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4 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 tspsugar
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1/2 ccrisco
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2/3 cmilk
- VARIATIONS
- BACON:
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1/2 c(about 6 strips) add crisped cooked bacon to flour and shortening mixture
- CHEESE:
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3/4 csharp cheddar cheese, grated to flour and shortening mixture
- ORANGE:
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1/2liquid with orange juice. before baking sprinkle with orange sugar (1 tsp grated orange rind with 1/4 c sugar)
- *BUTTERSCOTCH: (CINNAMON ROLL)
- *ICING
How To Make baking powder biscuits
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1Preheat oven to 450. Bake 10 to 15 minutes
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2Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening 'till size of course crumbs. (add bacon or cheese if desired). Add milk (1/2 orange juice and 1/2 milk, if making orange buscuits) ALL AT ONCE. Stir 'till dough follows fork around bowl. Knead 15 sec. *Pat or roll to 1/2" thick (add orange sugar if desired). Cut. (I had a buscuit cutter, uptown!!) or with a glass turned upside down). Bake as above. -
3*BUTTERSCOTCH: Roll out to 1/8" thick, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts (and raisins if desired). Roll as for jelly roll. Slice 1/2 thick, place on cookie sheet. Bake as above. Watch so they don't burn!
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4*ICING: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 TBSP milk, 1 TBSP vanilla. Mix until smooth. Ice buscuits...YUMMM
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