Grandmother Walters's Biscuits

Name: Grandmother Walters's Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps baking powder; 5 Tbsps cold butter, preferably European style, diced; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 237 milliliters whole milk

Grandmother Walters's Biscuits might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 135 calories. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, milk, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a mixing bowl. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles cornmeal.

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Baking Powder

Cornmeal

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Pastry Cutter

Mixing Bowl

Oven

Add the milk, stirring until the dough just comes together to form a ball.

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Dough

Milk

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. Gently pat the dough down with your hands and fold it over on itself. Pat the dough down and fold it over once or twice more. Loosely cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and let it rest for a half hour or so.

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Dough

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Kitchen Towels

Being careful not to overwork the dough, roll it out until it is 3/4 to 1 inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

Cut dough into biscuits using whatever cutter you like. Grandmother used an inverted juice glass, which was really an old preserves jar. For more biscuits, use a smaller glass.

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Preserves