EASY Country Biscuits

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/3 cup Shortening
  • 1 tbsp Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Milk

Found on prepared-housewives.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ⅓ cup shortening (Crisco)
• 1 cup milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 425° and grease a cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients, stirring to mix them well.
• Cut in shortening with a fork until the mix resembles coarse crumbs.
• Gradually stir in milk until dough begins to form a ball.
• On a well floured surface, dump out the dough. It will be sticky.
• With floured hands, sprinkle the top with flour and turn the ball over once or twice to lightly coat it with flour just enough that it is not super sticky.
• The top should be dusted but inside it should still be doughy/sticky. Be very careful not to overwork your dough. The less you knead & press it, the fluffier your biscuits will be.
• Using just your flour-dusted hands, gently press the dough out until it is about 1 inch thick.
• Press it out in any random blob shape and then cut circles with a 2.5-3 inch diameter round cookie/biscuit cutter.
• Transfer the biscuits to your greased cookie sheet and bake at 425° for 13-15 minutes or just until the tops begin to turn the faintest shade of brown.