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Homemade Biscuits
You can learn how to cook easy homemade biscuits that are fluffy and tender on the inside.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
371 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Sift dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl. Cut the shortening in with a pastry blender or a fork until it is like coarse crumbs. Add the milk all at once. Stir just enough to make a soft dough, do not over mix the dough. Place dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Either pat the dough out the biscuit dough or roll the dough with a rolling pin until the dough is 1/2 inch thick. When the biscuits are at a 1/2 thickness cut with a floured cookie cutter, or glass. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Biscuits are done when they are golden brown slightly freckled top and bottom with white sides. They should be twice the size of unbaked biscuits and free from excess flour. For a special treat you can brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
371kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
605mg
(25%)
Potassium
430mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Calcium
191mg
(19%)
Iron
3.2mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 371
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 371kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 605mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 430mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 191mg | 19% |
| Iron | 3.2mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.