Serves: 12
1. Heat oven to 450°.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk until dough leaves side of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky).
3. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 to 2 1/4-inch round cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart for crusty sides, touching for soft sides.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.
*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
NUTRITION FACTS: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 80) Fat 9g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 330mg Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 3g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 8% Iron 6% DIET EXCHANGES: 1 Starch 2 Fat
Buttermilk Biscuits:Decrease baking powder to 2 teaspoons add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda with the sugar. Substitute buttermilk for the milk. (If buttermilk is thick, using slightly more than 3/4 cup may be necessary.)
Drop Biscuits: Grease cookie sheet with shortening. Increase milk to 1 cup. Drop dough by 12 spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Pesto Biscuits: Decrease shortening to 1/3 cup, salt to 1/2 teaspoon and milk to 1/2 cup. Cut 1/4 cup pesto into flour mixture with the shortening. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese before baking if desired.
Sausage Biscuits: Decrease shortening to 1/3 cup and salt to 1/4 teaspoon. Cook 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink drain, cool slightly and crumble. Stir sausage into flour-shortening mixture before adding milk.
From "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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