Recipe - Biscuits - Quick Feathery Southern

2 cup Selfrising flour
One fourth cup Shortening or margarine
One half cup Whole milk; or buttermilk
(up to 3/4)

Preheat oven to 500F.

Place flour in a medium bowl. Add shortening and using pastry blender or
two knives, cut in until consistency of coarse crumbs. With a fork, blend
in just enough milk until dough leaves sides of bowl.

Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead 10 to 12 strokes. Roll
dough out 1/2inch thick. Shape with 2inch cutter. Bake on ungreased
baking sheet (place biscuits 1inch apart for crusty sides or almost
touching for soft sides) until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

Variations: Increase milk to 1 cup. Drop biscuits by tablespoon onto
greased baking sheet or fill greased muffin cups twothirds full.

Recipe by: Richmond TimesDispatch

Posted to EATL Digest by Olukemi Quinn quinno@ohsu.EDU on Marcay,, h
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