Baking Powder Drop Biscuits

This is my go-to recipe for biscuits and it's from my favorite cookbook...Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook (we call it the red & white cookbook).  This is the perfect time of year for biscuits because of all the soups, stews and pots of chili we all make when it's cold and dreary.

Baking Powder Drop Biscuits

recipe courtesy

of

Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup shortening (sometimes I substitute butter)

1 cup milk

1.  In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Make a well in the center of the dry mixture. Add the milk all at once.  Using a fork, stir just until moistened.

2.  Using a spoon or small ice cream scoop, drop dough onto greased baking sheet.  Bake in a 450 degree oven* for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.  Remove biscuits from baking sheet and serve hot.  Makes 12 biscuits.

*I bake the biscuits in a 425 degree oven for 11 minutes because my oven tends to run hot.

Happy Baking!!!