Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons cold lard (or unsalted butter)
1/2 cup whole milk
Unsalted butter, softened, for the pan and biscuit tops
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Directions: |
Directions:Step 1
Combine the dry ingredients: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl with a fork.
Step 2
Cut in the lard or butter: Cut into small cubes and add to the dry ingredients.
Step 3
Use a pastry blender (or two forks) to cut the lard or butter into the flour, pressing and twisting until it is in pea-size bits.
Step 4
The mixture is ready when all the lard or butter has been broken down into flour-coated bits and the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Step 5
Add the milk: Make a well in the flour-fat mixture and slowly pour in the milk. Mix with a fork until just combined, then knead gently with your hands until the dough comes together into a sticky ball.
Step 6
Roll out the dough: Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and pliable; do not overwork. Roll out into a 1/2-inch-thick round, flouring the rolling pin and dough as needed.
Step 7
Cut out the biscuits: Smear a 10-inch cake pan or cast-iron skillet with softened butter. Cut out 2-to-3-inch biscuits using the mouth of a glass or a biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter. Put the biscuits on the pan. Reroll the scraps and cut out more biscuits. Make a fist and mark the top of each biscuit with your knuckles. Dot with softened butter. Bake until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. |
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