Baking Powder Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2/3 cup milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add the milk all at once and stir just until the dough forms a ball around the fork.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times.
Pat until 1/2-inch thick.
Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
Place, touching each other, in the cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.
CRUSTY BISCUITS.
Roll biscuits to 1/4-inch thick and place 1-inch apart in pan.
Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 minutes.
Yields almost double the biscuits.
BUTTERMILK BISCUITS.
Use 2/3 cup buttermilk instead of sweet milk, 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and only 2 teaspoons baking powder.
CHEESE BISCUITS.
Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese to dry ingredients.
DROP BISCUITS.
Add additional 1/3 cup milk and use a baking sheet.