Recipe For Cooking Baking Powder Biscuits

Toaster Oven Biscuits :: Savory Biscuits

Baking Powder Biscuits

2 C. flour, sifted
4 tea. baking powder
1/2 tea. cream of tartar
1/2 tea. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 C. vegetable shortening
1 egg, unbeaten
2/3 C. milk

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cream of tartar into a bowl. Add vegetable shortening to flour mixture and blend together until cornmeal consistency. Pour milk into flour mixture slowly; add egg. Stir to stiff dough; knead 5 times. Roll to 1/2 in. thickness. Cut and bake on cookie sheet 10 to 15 min. at 450 degrees F.

Serve with butter, hot from the oven. These can be frozen on cookie sheet.

When frozen, store in a closed plastic bag in the freezer. When ready to bake, take out desired amount, and let thaw at room temperature before baking.

Variations
Add 1/2 C. raisins or currants to batter.

Add 1/4 tea. almond extract or flavoring or 1/2 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring with the liquid ingredients.

Add 1/4 C. shredded cheese.