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Baking Powder Biscuits

Tall, flaky, delicious biscuits. Try part lard, part shortening – how often are you going to make these that a little lard is going to make a difference in your health?
Course bread, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword biscuit, flaky
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 8 –10 biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening half lard makes them excellent, all lard a bit greasy
  • 2/3 cups milk
  • softened butter to brush on before baking

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°.

  2. Mix dry ingredients together.
  3. Cut in shortening (and lard) with a pastry blender until dough is coarse crumbs.
  4. Add milk.
  5. Stir just until blended and dough follows mixing spoon around the bowl. Dough will be soft and slightly sticky.
  6. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.

  7. Knead dough 10 – 12 times. I use vinyl gloves for this step. I hate sticky hands.

  8. Pat dough out until about 1/2" thick.
  9. Fold the dough onto itself in thirds.
  10. Pat folded dough out until about 3/4" thick.
  11. Cut with 2-1/2" biscuit cutter.
  12. Place about 1/2" apart on cookie sheet.
  13. Put a dab of butter on top of each biscuit. If you use margarine, just go ahead and toss the whole batch in the garbage now.
  14. Bake at 450º for 15–18 minutes, or until golden, but done in center.

Recipe Notes

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This will make only a few biscuits. I suggest doubling.