How to Make Basic Biscuits

Biscuits are a delicious addition to a meal, and homemade biscuits are hands down better than store-bought. They are so quick and easy to make there's no excuse not to add them to your dinner tonight. This recipe makes about 10 biscuits. Add this to my Recipe Box.

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
• Mixing bowls
• 1 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutters

Instructions

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.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Read this Article in UK English