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Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
13
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
25 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
love these with grape jelly

 

 

 

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