How to Make Basic Biscuits

Biscuits are fast and easy to make, and homemade biscuits are a whole lot better than store-bought. This recipe makes about 10 biscuits.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 2 c. flour
• 3/4 c. milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. shortening
• Groceries
• Cookie Cutters
• Cookie Sheets
• Dinner Forks
• Mixing Bowls
• Pastry Blenders
• Rolling Pins
• Spatulas
• Cookie sheets
• Spatulas
• Mixing bowls
• 1 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutters

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

2. Use a dry fork to stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl.

3. Cut in shortening, using a pastry blender, two knives or your fingertips, until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

4. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add all of the milk. Stir with a fork until mixture is moist.

5. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead gently, turning the dough, until soft and smooth.

6. Roll dough out to a 1/2-inch thickness. Cut biscuit shapes out of the dough using a biscuit cutter or a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter.

7. Place biscuit rounds on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes or until golden on the bottom.

Tips & Warnings

• Try buttermilk instead of regular milk.
• Try using half whole-wheat flour or one-quarter cornmeal.
• A 1/4-cup or 1/3-cup dry measure can do for a biscuit cutter.
• For lower-fat biscuits, reduce the shortening to 2 tbsp. (They will not be as luscious.)
• Biscuits, especially lower-fat biscuits, are best right out of the oven.
• Don't overknead the dough or it will be tough. Just knead until it all comes together nicely.

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on 8/17/2006 I use butter (real butter, not margarine) instead of shortening. The biscuits taste a lot better and are healthier for you as well.

on 3/29/2006 If you add the cheese to the dough, add a half teaspoon of dry mustard powder and a pinch or two of Cayenne pepper to the mix. This really magnifies the cheesy flavor!

on 2/28/2006 My Granny showed me that to make them the best, you want the dough to be sticky in the bowl, then take it out to knead it on a floured board. This keeps you from making the dough too dry before you cut it.

on 11/22/2005 To make your biscuits even more delicious and decadent, try adding 1 cup of grated cheddar with the dry ingredients. (the older the cheese the better-more flavor)

on 11/22/2005 If you buy a box of Bisquick, they have a recipe for biscuits on the box that is so easy and simple to make. Also, try adding some grated cheese into your mix for a wonderful taste.