Serves: 14
Total Calories: 148
1. Heat oven to 450°F. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stirring with fork, add enough milk until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a soft, moist dough.
2. On floured surface, toss dough lightly until no longer sticky. Roll or press dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch round cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 450°F. for 8 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm.
1. FOOD PROCESSOR DIRECTIONS: In food processor bowl with metal blade, combine flour, baking powder and salt process with 5 on/off pulses to mix. Add shortening to flour mixture process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1/2 to 2/3 cup milk process with on/off pulses just until ball starts to form.
2. On lightly floured surface, roll or press dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch round cutter. Continue as directed above.
High Altitude (above 3500 feet): No change.
Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1 Biscuit * Calories: 140 * Calories from Fat: 70 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 8 g 12% * Saturated Fat: 2 g 10% * Cholesterol: 0 mg 0% * Sodium: 190 mg 8% * Total Carbohydrate: 15 g 5% * Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0% * Sugars: 1 g * Protein: 2 g * Vitamin A: 0% * Vitamin C: 0% * Calcium: 8% * Iron: 6% * Dietary Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Fat or 1 Carbohydrate, 1 1/2 Fat
See Cook's Note: How to Prepare Baking Powder Biscuits
Variations
Buttermilk Biscuits: Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda to flour. Substitute buttermilk for milk.
Cheese Biscuits: Add 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded Cheddar cheese to flour-shortening mixture. Bake on greased cookie sheet.
Drop Biscuits: Increase milk to 1 1/4 cups. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
Soft-Sided Biscuits: Place biscuits in 9-inch round or square pan or on cookie sheet with sides touching. Bake at 450°F. for 12 to 14 minutes.
Southern-Style Biscuits: Decrease shortening to 1/4 cup.
Thin-Crispy Biscuits: Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut biscuits with floured 3-inch round cutter.
This Baking Powder Biscuits recipe is from the Cook'n with Pillsbury Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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