Basic Biscuits With Variations Recipe

• 2 c. Flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 4 tsp Baking pwdr
• 2 Tbsp. Shortening
• 3/4 c. Lowfat milk">milk or possibly lowfat milk">milk and water mixed about
• 1 x Recipe basic biscuits Butter Brown sugar
• 1 x Recipe basic biscuits
• 2 Tbsp. To 4 grated cheese
• 1 x Recipe basic biscuits
• 2/3 c. Lowfat milk
• 2 tsp Sugar Melted butter

1. Basic Biscuits:Sift dry ingredients; rub in the shortening as lightly as possible with fingers till just blended.
2. Have lowfat milk as cool as possible, mix with flour to create a soft dough.
3. Mix with a flexible knife rather than a spoon, as the steel blade is colder than a spoon and also because the knife cuts and mixes more thoroughly.
4. Turn out onto a well floured board; pat to 3/4" thick.
5. Cut into rounds; put on a baking pan, being sure they don't touch.
6. Bake at 425 degrees 12-14 min.
7. Sweet Rolls:Make biscuits into a loaf; let raise.
8. Roll out 1/4" thick; spread with a thick layer of butter, cover with sugar.
9. Roll up and slice 1" thick.
10. Let raise, bake at 350 degrees 20-25 min.
11. Cheese Biscuits:Make Basic biscuits, adding cheese to the dough.
12. Bake the same way.
13. Parker House Rolls:Make biscuits except use 2/3 c. lowfat milk; add in sugar.
14. Roll out 1/3" thick, cut into rounds, brush with butter, crease across centers; mix in half.
15. Bake as directed.
16. The chief requirements for "good biscuits" are:
17. 1 A very soft dough, so soft as to be almost sticky.
18. 2.
19. Very little handling because manipulation destroys their lightness.
20. 3.
21. A very quick oven.
22. If "biscuits" are not allowed to touch each other in the pan, they will be lighter and more delicate than when placed close together.
23. NOTES :

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/basic-biscuits-with-variations-79246 (may not work)