Old fashioned from scratch baking powder biscuits. The way you remember them or wish you did

Ingredients

2 cups/500 mL sifted all-purpose flour
1 tbsp/15 mL Baking Powder*
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL salt
5 tbsp/75 mL vegetable shortening
3/4 cup/180 mL milk

Cooking Directions

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add shortening and cut into dry ingredients with two knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in center and gradually add milk, stirring until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead lightly for 30 seconds. Roll out 1/2 to 3/4-inch/1 to 2-cm thick. Cut with a floured biscuit cutter**. Arrange on greased baking sheet. Bake at 450ºF/235ºC for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve hot with butter, butter and jam or a favorite of mine, butter and lemon curd

Makes 12 biscuits, one per serving.

**For something different, after rolling dough, instead of using a biscuit cutter, cut dough into small squares or triangles. Great fun for the kiddies.

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