Barb's Baking Powder Biscuits

By Maudie30

Made the good old fashioned way!

This recipe can also be modified to make shortcake for summer deserts!
(see instructions)

Ingredients

• 2 C flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 4 tbls shortening (crisco)
• 3/4 C milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients; cut in shortening until crumbly.

Add wet ingredients, then mix just until incorporated - do not over mix. This will make a soft dough. Turn out to floured board, knead then roll to 1 inch thickness.
Cut with round biscuit cutter and place on ungreased sheet pan.

Bake 10 - 12 minutes until golden brown.

For Shortcake:
For the wet ingredients, put 1 egg in a cup, beat lightly and add enough milk to make 3/4 cup.
For the dry ingredients, add 3 Tbls sugar and 2 more Tbls shortnening