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Grandma's Biscuits

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Old-fashioned biscuit recipe.

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons lard or shortening
  • 1 cup sour milk

Preparation:

Mix dry ingredients together; cut in lard or shortening. Slowly blend in milk, just until dry ingredients are moistened. Roll out on floured cloth or surface to about 1/2-inch thick. (Do not roll too thin.) Cut with biscuit cutter or glass tumbler. Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 350° 10 minutes or until golden brown.

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grandma's buscuits with lardMarch 10, 2008By m.piedra
"i grew up on this recipe. these buscuits have a thin layer of uncooked dough near the bottom. writer one turned them over, which is the secret; otherwise, the bottoms won't burn, and the whole buscuit bakes evenly. the other action is to double the baking powder, making them rise more. you might also adjust the heat. i tried this twice with the same unhappy results."

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