"Mom’s Baking Powder Biscuits'

This is my mother-in-law, Christine MacIver Foley's recipe for baking powder biscuits.  It is still one of Paul's favorite recipes that his mother used to make.  My sister-in-law Kathie sent me this recipe and I have typed it exactly as she sent it.  I made the recipe and used a square dough cutter but I like the old fashioned way of using a juice glass.

Christine MacIver Foley's Baking Powder Biscuits (sent by Kathie Cornwell)

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

6 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons Crisco (solid)

1 1/2 cups milk

Mix all together by cutting in Crisco to dry ingredients.  (I use two knives).

Gradually add milk (you may not need all of the milk).  Watch the consistency, you don’t want it too wet.

Flour waxed paper and hands.  Dump dough onto paper and flatten it out with your hands.  Should be about 1/2 to 3/4” thick.  Cut out biscuits with small glass (or biscuit cutter).

Place on cookie sheet touching each other.  I usually get about 12-14 biscuits. Bake in 450 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

Variation - Cinnamon Biscuits:

Same dough flattened out.  Sprinkle on cinnamon, sugar and small pieces of butter.  Roll up from long side.  Then cut into 1 1/2 inch rolls (like pinwheels) and place on their sides in a muffin tin.  Bake at 375-400 for about 20 minutes.

Best eaten warm. Oh so good!