freezer biscuits

Name: FREEZER BISCUITS
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 2 cups all purpose flour; - 4 tsp, baking powder; - 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; - 1/4 tsp salt; - 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; - 2 tbl. sugar; - 2/3 cup milk; - 1 egg (beaten)

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Peggi Anne Tebben

Granbury, TX

Updated on Apr 28, 2011

Cooking for one, maybe two? Don't need all those biscuits at one sitting? These are great to make, freeze & then just pop one or two out at a time. I do!

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Ingredients

- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tsp, baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 tbl. sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 egg (beaten)

How To Make freezer biscuits

Step 1

Mix together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar, & salt.

Step 2

Cut in shortening.
Step 3

Beat milk & egg together & add to mixture.
Step 4

Knead for a short time, just until dough form a good ball. Probably about 8 or 9 times. Not much!
Step 5

Roll out dough and cut biscuits.
Step 6

Freeze on a cookie sheet then remove and store in a freezer bag. Keep frozen until needed.
Step 7

DO NOT THAW BEFORE BAKING.
Step 8

Remove required number of biscuits from freezer & bake in oven at 425° for about 20 minutes or until done.
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