Baking
Powder Biscuits- Roll & Cut
Standard –
Biscuits should by
symmetrical in shape with straight sides and almost flat top. Crust should be crisp and golden brown. Crumbs should be creamy white, medium fine in
grain, flaky moist and tender in texture.
Recipe -
2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup solid
shortening
3/4 cup milk
Directions -
Preheat oven to
425-degrees. Sift together flour, baking
powder and salt into a mixing bowl.
Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is about a fine
as corn meal. Add milk all at once and
stir together to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto a well floured pastry cloth
or board. Knead with floured hands 8 to
12 times. Roll dough lightly with a
floured rolling pin until ½-inch thick.
Cut into rounds with a floured cookie cutter. Lift cut biscuits with a spatula and place
about 1-inch apart. Press extra dough together and cut more biscuits. Bake on a nonstick baking sheet for 12 to 15
minutes.
Yield: 1 dozen biscuits.
Presentation –
Serve immediately
on a warm platter. Accompany with
butter, honey or syrup.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.
Home Economist
Belleville,
Illinois