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Biscuits Supreme Recipe |
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Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup shortening 2/3 cup milk Oven 450o
Method Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center; add milk all at once. Stir just till dough clings together. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface for 10 to 20 strokes. Roll or pat to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter*, dipping cutter in flour between cuts. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 450o oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden. serve warm. Makes 10 to 12 biscuits.
Buttermilk Biscuits:Prepare Biscuits Supreme as above, except stir 1/4 teaspoon baking soda into flour mixture and substitute 3/4 cup buttermilk for the milk.
Cornmeal Biscuits:Prepare Biscuits Supreme as above, except use only 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and add 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal. If desired, stir 1/4 teaspoon ground sage into flour mixture.
Garden Biscuits:Prepare Biscuits Supreme as as above, except add 2 tablespoons finely chopped carrot, 1 tablespoon finely snipped parsley, and 1 teaspoon finely chopped green onion to flour mixture with the milk; mix well.
Sour Cream Biscuits:Prepare Biscuits Supreme as above, except use 1 cup dairy sour cream and only 2 tablespoons milk.
* Note: If you do not have a biscuit cutter, pat the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. Cut the dough into squares, triangles, or strips using a sharp knife.
Per serving(1/10 of serving): 195 calories, 3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrates,11 g fat, 247 mg sodium |
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