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Church's Honey Biscuits

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2/3 cup whole milk
1/2 stick butter, melted
1/3 cup honey


Recipe

Place flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cream of tarter in a mixing bowl. Work in the shortening until the mixture feels like cornmeal. Pour milk into flour and mix well. Knead about 12 - 15 times. Break dough into about 1/4 -1/3 cup size balls. Roll dough into balls and pat to 1/2" thickness. Brush with melted butter and place on a baking sheet. Place biscuits into a 450ºF preheated oven and bake 10 - 12 minutes. While biscuits are in the oven, pour the honey into the remainder of the butter and bring to a boil. Remove honey butter from heat and set aside. When biscuits are done remove from the oven and immediately brush with honey butter.