Ok recipe 1 for biscuits....
Baking powder biscuits
2 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
4 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
Preheat oven to 450 farenheit (230c)
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt into a bowl.
Use a pastry cutter or fork to chop shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs.
Whisk egg and milk together in separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well mixed.
Drop dough by spoonfuls onto and ungreased baking sheet, bake in preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown. 10-12 min.
Buttermilk biscuits
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsps baking soda
1 cup vegetable shortening or 1 cup +2 tbsp unsalted cold butter
1 1/2-2 cups buttermilk
Mix flour with salt and baking soda and baking powder in large bowl
Cut in cold butter or shortening using your fingers until it resembles small pea sized pieces in the flour.
Add buttermilk and mix until the mixture forms a loose dough....DONT OVER MIX THE DOUGH!
Scoop the dough out onto a floured surface and roll it out into a rectangle shape. Fold into thirds over itself then roll out gently and do it again. Finally, roll it out until about 1 inch thick.
Cut biscuits out of the dough. Cut out circles or just slice into rectangles.
Add biscuits to an ungreased baking sheet and brush them with some extra buttermilk.
Bake at 375 f for 25-30 min until golden brown.
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