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baking powder biscuits

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Lyn Starr
Bakersfield, CA

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!

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For baking powder biscuits

  • 2 c
    all purpose flour, sifted
  • 4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    crisco
  • 2/3 c
    milk
  • VARIATIONS
  • BACON:
  • 1/2 c
    (about 6 strips) add crisped cooked bacon to flour and shortening mixture
  • CHEESE:
  • 3/4 c
    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

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 450. Bake 10 to 15 minutes
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • 4
    *ICING: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 TBSP milk, 1 TBSP vanilla. Mix until smooth. Ice buscuits...YUMMM
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