Sometimes in planning a meal, there is no time for yeast bread,, yet your meal needs that something extra that says “I really want to serve you that extra special”.  Biscuits are actually quickly made, okay, some practice makes them fluffy and light.  Think how good it would be to serve your family hot biscuits, butter and honey with their dinner tonight.

Baking Powder Cheese Bisquits

Make Baking Powder Cheese Biscuits to serve with fish, vegetables or any entree.  Of course, there is always sausage and biscuits often served at breakfast, why not serve sausage and Baking Powder Cheese Biscuits for brunch or week day dinner to family.  They will love you for it.  Enjoy!

Baking Powder Cheese Biscuits

Julia Ann

A biscuit to have for bread, rolled topping for pot pies, and flavored with grated cheese, cinnamon, pecans or brown sugar. Change your good morning breakfast to biscuits.

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Course Breads

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold shortening
• 2/3 cup 2% cold milk
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 450 F.
• Grease 2 9-inch cake pans.
• Sift together the first 3 ingredients into a medium bowl.
• Cut the cold shortening into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender.
• Pour in the milk and cheese.
• Quickly mix to moisten flour, without over beating.
• Briefly knead dough on a lightly floured board.
• Roll to 1/2-inch thickness and cut with biscuit cutter. Do not roll too thin.
• Place biscuits in the grease cake pans.
• Bake 12 minutes

Notes

Drop the biscuits on top of a hot broth vegetable stew and bake for a pot pie.
Omit the cheese for plain biscuits. Recipe adapted from The American Women's Cook Book, 1947.--------------------------Julia Ann and cookbookinabox® in partnership with Netta Belle’s Choice® bring you great recipes for your cooking experience.©2007-2020 Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk. Off.” Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office. “Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery® cookbookinabox® All rights reserved.

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