Best Baking Powder Biscuits
 
 
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Recipe type: Breads
Serves: 12 biscuits
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ cup butter or shortening (I used half of each)
  • ⅔ cup milk (I used 1%)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line cookie sheet with parchment.
  3. Sift together dry ingredients.
  4. Cut in ½ cup shortening or butter with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. (If using a Ninja combine, then pulse for 10 to 15 seconds).
  6. Add milk all at once.
  7. Stir until dough follows fork around the bowl. Dough should be soft and easy to handle.
  8. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface (parchment works great for this).
  9. To knead, fold dough and press down gently with heel of hand 8 to 10 times.
  10. This will blend ingredients and assure fine texture and plump biscuits.
  11. Flatten with hand or rolling pin to ¼ to ½ inch thickness.
  12. Cut out and place on cookie sheet.
  13. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes. The biscuits should be lightly brown on the bottom. Don't overcook.
  14. If you want to make drop biscuits, increase milk to 1 cup, then drop onto cookie sheet and bake.
Recipe by JAQUO Lifestyle Magazine at https://jaquo.com/best-baking-powder-biscuits/