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Baking Powder Biscuits

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk


Recipe

Heat oven at 450 deg.Cut shortening into flour,baking powder and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.Stir in just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl and rounds up into a ball.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.Knead lightly 10 times.Roll 1/2 inch thick.Cut with floured 2 inches biscuit cutter.(Round cookies cutter or a glass dip in flour).Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart for crusty sides,touching for softer sides.Bake until golden brown,10 to 12 minutes.Immediately remove from cooki sheet.
Makes about 1 dozen biscuits