Baking Powder Biscuits
Recipe: Baking Powder Biscuits
Source: Better Homes cookbook (the red and white checked classic) 1970 edition
Yield: about 16 biscuits (2" size)
Cook's Notes: Even a couple of friends from the South (where biscuits are practically a religion) like these. Sometimes I substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the white, which gives a bit of a nutty taste, and a very slightly heavier crumb.
Sift together:
2 cups unbleached white flour
4 teasp. baking powder
2 teasp. sugar
½ teasp. salt
½ teasp. cream of tartar
Cut in, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs:
½ cup butter (1 stick)
Add all at once: 2/3 cup milk
Stir just until dough follows fork around bowl
Turn out on floured board and knead gently 4-6 strokes (no more!) until dough holds together.
Pat or roll ¼" thick and cut out biscuits. (re-roll scraps to cut more, but try not to handle dough too much - handling toughens it) Press the cutter straight down without twisting; this ensures the biscuits will rise well.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
Source: Better Homes cookbook (the red and white checked classic) 1970 edition
Yield: about 16 biscuits (2" size)
Cook's Notes: Even a couple of friends from the South (where biscuits are practically a religion) like these. Sometimes I substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the white, which gives a bit of a nutty taste, and a very slightly heavier crumb.
Sift together:
2 cups unbleached white flour
4 teasp. baking powder
2 teasp. sugar
½ teasp. salt
½ teasp. cream of tartar
Cut in, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs:
½ cup butter (1 stick)
Add all at once: 2/3 cup milk
Stir just until dough follows fork around bowl
Turn out on floured board and knead gently 4-6 strokes (no more!) until dough holds together.
Pat or roll ¼" thick and cut out biscuits. (re-roll scraps to cut more, but try not to handle dough too much - handling toughens it) Press the cutter straight down without twisting; this ensures the biscuits will rise well.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.