Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits

Name: Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 5 Tbsps shortening

The recipe Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits is ready in roughly 30 minutes and is definitely an amazing vegetarian option for lovers of Southern food. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 67 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. A mixture of baking powder, shortening, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add the shortening and mix until in little pieces.

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Shortening

Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a ball.

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Milk

Roll out on floured board to 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick.

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Roll

Cut out in desired size and dip in melted shortening.

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Shortening

Dip

Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.

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Biscuits

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Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

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Variation: For shortcakes add 2 tablespoons for sugar to the dough and roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick.

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Sugar

Roll

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Ingredients

Servings:

3teaspoons

baking powder 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 177milliliters

milk 1teaspoons

salt 5Tbsps

shortening

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.