baking powder biscuits

Name: Baking Powder Biscuits
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour, sifted; 4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) crisco; 2/3 cup(s) milk; ## VARIATIONS; ## BACON:; 1/2 cup(s) (about 6 strips) add crisped cooked bacon to flour and shortening mixture; ## CHEESE:; 3/4 cup(s) sharp cheddar cheese, grated to flour and shortening mixture; ## ORANGE:; 1/2 - liquid with orange juice. before baking sprinkle with orange sugar (1 tsp grated orange rind with 1/4 c sugar); ## *BUTTERSCOTCH: (CINNAMON ROLL); ## *ICING

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Lyn Starr

Bakersfield, CA

Updated on Sep 23, 2012

Oh my gosh!!! I found my handwritten recipe from junior high school with all of the variations!!! I still make these today over 55 years. oops that is old!

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield yields 16 medium biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup crisco
2/3 cup milk
VARIATIONS
BACON:
1/2 cup (about 6 strips) add crisped cooked bacon to flour and shortening mixture
CHEESE:
3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated to flour and shortening mixture
ORANGE:
1/2 - liquid with orange juice. before baking sprinkle with orange sugar (1 tsp grated orange rind with 1/4 c sugar)
*BUTTERSCOTCH: (CINNAMON ROLL)
*ICING

How To Make baking powder biscuits

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450. Bake 10 to 15 minutes

Step 2

Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening 'till size of course crumbs. (add bacon or cheese if desired). Add milk (1/2 orange juice and 1/2 milk, if making orange buscuits) ALL AT ONCE. Stir 'till dough follows fork around bowl. Knead 15 sec. *Pat or roll to 1/2" thick (add orange sugar if desired). Cut. (I had a buscuit cutter, uptown!!) or with a glass turned upside down). Bake as above.
Step 3

*BUTTERSCOTCH: Roll out to 1/8" thick, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts (and raisins if desired). Roll as for jelly roll. Slice 1/2 thick, place on cookie sheet. Bake as above. Watch so they don't burn!
Step 4

*ICING: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 TBSP milk, 1 TBSP vanilla. Mix until smooth. Ice buscuits...YUMMM
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