Baking Powder Drop Biscuits


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 115.1
  • Total Fat: 4.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.6 mg
  • Sodium: 129.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 2.5 g

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Introduction

These are yummy to have with stew or with some gravy. These are yummy to have with stew or with some gravy.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 C. Flour
    1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
    1/4 C. Shortening
    3/4 Milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450˚F.
2. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissors fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk; quickly mix just until mixture forms soft dough that leaves sides of bowl.
3. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 6 to 8 strokes to mix thoroughly. With floured rolling pin, roll out dough; ½ inch thick for high, fluffy biscuits; ¼ inch thick for thin, crusty ones.
4. With floured 2 inch biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits. With pancake turner, place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart for crusty biscuits, nearly touching for soft sided ones.
5. Press trimmings together; roll and cut as above. Bake 12 to 15 mins. until golden.

Makes 10-12 Depending on size you make them.

Serving Size: Makes 10-12 biscuits

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARMYWIFE4GOD.

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    Incredible!
    thanks - 5/10/11