Recipes Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits 4.7 (226) 188 Reviews 44 Photos This is my grandmother's biscuit recipe. It is my all-time favorite and has a really good flavor to it. Be sure not to roll out too thin, you want high biscuits! I usually just pat out the dough to the desired thickness, usually 1/2 inch. Recipe by IMACOOKY1 Published on June 18, 2020 Save Saved! View All Saved Items Rate Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Add Photo 44 44 44 44 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 1 dozen biscuits Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup vegetable shortening 1 egg ⅔ cup milk Directions Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a 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 an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cook's Note: You can place dough on a floured countertop and knead more flour into dough until it no longer sticks to your fingers. Pat out to desired thickness. Cut with a biscuit cutter and transfer biscuits to an ungreased cookie sheet. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 173 Calories 9g Fat 19g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 173 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 3g 13% Cholesterol 17mg 6% Sodium 271mg 12% Total Carbohydrate 19g 7% Dietary Fiber 1g 2% Total Sugars 3g Protein 3g Calcium 111mg 9% Iron 1mg 7% Potassium 69mg 1% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved