Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits

1. All-purpose flour, plus more for dusting - 2 cups
2. Baking powder - 2 ½ teaspoons
3. Salt - ¾ teaspoon
4. Shortening - 5 tablespoons
5. Milk - ¾ cup
6. Melted shortening, or as needed (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits

1. Stage

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

2. Stage

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add shortening and cut into flour until incorporated into little pieces. Add milk a little at a time and mix until dough forms a ball.

3. Stage

Roll out dough on a floured board to 1/2- to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out biscuits to desired size and dip in melted shortening. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.