Carriage House Restaurant Biscuit Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups All Purpose Flour

1 /4 tsp Salt

4 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Sugar

5 Tbl Solid Vegetable Shortening

3/4 to 1 cup Milk

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

Mix all dry ingredients and sift. Add shortening and cut with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk and stir slowly until mixture forms a ball (do not over mix).

Place ball on board sprinkled with flour. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 1 1/2-inch circles.

Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.

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