3 cups all-purpose flour
5 rounded teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick butter or margarine
about 1 1/4 cups milk
Mix all dry ingredients together completely. cut butter into small pieces and add it. Use a pastry blender or a fork to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk a little at a time until mixture forms a ball and 'cleans the bowl'. remove from bowl to a lightly floured board and roll or pat to about 1/4 inch thick. Fold twice, and roll or pat to about 3/4 inch thick. Use a floured cutter or the top of a drinking glass to cut the biscuits. Oil a sheet pan liberally, and place the cut biscuits on it, turning them once to coat the top. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown on top and biscuits sound hollow when tapped on top. Remove from oven and cover with a clean dishtowel.
Serve with a good gravy or with lots of butter and jelly. YUMMY!
Posted: Saturday 6th December 2003, 8:40 AM
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