Baking Powder Biscuits

Cedar Hills home kitchen with Christine "the flour bandit", August 1975

Combine:
4 c flour
6 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Blend in with a pastry blender 1 1/3 c shortening.

Add 1 1/3 c milk (or more) with a fork until dough is well moistened and it barely holds together.

Move dough onto floured surface and gently knead 10 times.  Press dough with hand to 1" thickness.  Cut biscuits out with small glass and place onto cookie sheet.

Bake at 400ºF for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.  (When testing, pull apart biscuit and the dough will fall apart easily; no stickiness.)  Makes 18-20 biscuits.

Best topped with homemade raspberry jam, honey or country sausage gravy.

My kids helped me with these ones. See! They don't have to be perfect to taste good.