Basic Biscuit
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2 cup Flour, white 3 tsp Baking Powder .5 tsp Salt 8 tbsp Shortening, Crisco .75 cup Milk, 1%
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
In large mixing bowl, sift together flower, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening using a fork until mixture resembles corn meal. Pour milk into mixture while stirring with a fork. Continue mixing in milk until the dough is soft and pulls away from sides of bowl. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and toss with flour until dough is no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2" thick sheet, and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until golden brown (approximately 10 minutes).
Serving Size: 1 biscuit
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUSIC2HISEARS.
In large mixing bowl, sift together flower, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening using a fork until mixture resembles corn meal. Pour milk into mixture while stirring with a fork. Continue mixing in milk until the dough is soft and pulls away from sides of bowl. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and toss with flour until dough is no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2" thick sheet, and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until golden brown (approximately 10 minutes).
Serving Size: 1 biscuit
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUSIC2HISEARS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 156.2
- Total Fat: 8.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
- Sodium: 225.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
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