Tonight’s dinner was comfort food … a rich beef stroganoff … and I needed an accompaniment. I love to make biscuits and I tend to go to my @redlobster mix (so buttery and garlicy). I found a lovely Baking Powder Biscuit recipe in my fave cookbook so thought I’d give them a try.
I remembered that the very first thing I learned to cook in home economics at school were baking powder biscuits. I didn’t ever remember my Mom making these biscuits and so I felt really proud to bring home a new “delicacy”!
This recipe … compliments of Catherine Yoder of Bertha, Minnesota … definitely do not disappoint. They are flaky and a wonderful side, served warm with butter. With 3 teaspoons of baking powder, there was a nice rise that also make them fluffy. These mix up very quickly – enjoy!
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Baking Powder Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening (I used salted butter)
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2. Turn dough onto a lightly-floured surface; roll out to ½” thickness. Cut with a floured 2 ½” biscuit cutter. Place 1” apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake at 450F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
I have to confess is that I was scared off by the baking temperature and time. I use very dark colored cookie sheets and I worried that at such a high temperature, the biscuit bottoms would burn very quickly. So, I turned the oven down to 375F and baked them for 15 minutes. They were a perfect golden brown, top and bottom.
What does Norma say about these Baking Powder Biscuits?
This baking powder biscuit recipe is the one my own Mama Chicken used when we were growing up – even when the cupboard was a little bare you could count on these simple, lovely, buttery biscuits – a little crisp on the outside and like a cloud on the inside!
TEMPTATION LEVEL out of 10: Hot out of the oven – please! The only thing to keep you from eating them all is having to share 😀 A comfortable and comforting 10 out of 10 <3
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