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OLD FASHIONED BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

makes: 12 to 14 biscuits

2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 to 1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup. Level off. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
Using fork and pastry blender, cut shortening into flour until consistency of coarse meal. Add milk; stir with fork until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a soft, moist dough.
On floured surface, toss lightly until no longer sticky. Roll out 1/2-inch thick; cut with 2-inch floured cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve hot.

For buttermilk biscuits:
Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda to flour. Substitute buttermilk for milk.

For cheese biscuits:
Add 4 oz (1 cup) shredded cheddar cheese to flour-shortening mixture. Bake on greased cookie sheet.

For soft-sided biscuits:
Place biscuits in 9-inch round or square pan or on cookie sheet with sides touching. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.

For thin-crispy biscuits:
Roll 1/4-inch thick. Cut with 3-inch cutter. For southern-style biscuits: Reduce shortening to 1/4 cup.

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