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Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits

Name: Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 dozen biscuits
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

Rating: 4.68 stars

211 Ratings
173 Reviews
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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.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 dozen biscuits

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

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

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Step 2

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.
Step 3

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.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

173 calories; protein 3.1g 6% DV; carbohydrates 19.1g 6% DV; fat 9.4g 15% DV; cholesterol 16.6mg 6% DV; sodium 271.3mg 11% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (173)

Most helpful positive review

Meghan81

03/09/2013

Only change I made was to use butter. Delicious, great texture, baked up perfectly. This will be my new go-to biscuit recipe! A tip is to grate the butter into the flour mixture, then just stir together - great way to get the butter into the right size pieces. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Litegal1

03/02/2013

These weren't bad by any means - they just weren't knock you socks off good. As others have mentioned they were somewhat dry - which was confusing as the dough itself was nice & moist. Very strong baking powder taste which I guess is what turned us off a bit. With biscuits & gravy these would be quite good. On their own however I'd try something else... Read More

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(6)

211 Ratings

5 star values: 169
4 star values: 25
3 star values: 10
2 star values: 6
1 star values: 1

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Meghan81

03/09/2013

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Madelyn

11/13/2012

I used butter in place of shorting and whipping cream in place of milk, a crunch of sea salt on the biscuits just out of the oven, and made the most delectable, perfect biscuits ever! A slight crunch in the outside, moist and flavorful on the inside. : ) Read More

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wulfs

10/30/2012

Fluffy, just a tad sweet and plump enough that you can skip rolling and cutting - super easy! Read More

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Shandy Marie

03/26/2013

I have only made biscuits once, and this is my second recipe I've tried and it's great! It does have a distinct sweetness, but I like it! I added a little shredded cheese to jazz mine up and they turned out so well I almost didn't believe it was me who made them! Thanks for sharing your recipe! Read More

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(26)

Beth

03/04/2013

This is an awesome biscuit recipe! My mom who has always followed her mom's recipe asked me for this one after eating these drop biscuits! Please note: I also made a batch where I rolled the dough out and cut the biscuits. My husband loved them because they were much easier to pull apart but their is a difference in texture when you roll them. My mom and I both preferred the drop biscuits to rolling and cutting this recipe.. Read More

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Jenny Stover

03/24/2013

First of all I did NOT change anything! These are amazing! way better than Paula Deans recipe! Read More

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Jeanwrap

01/31/2013

It's really hard to find a good biscuit recipe - and lo-and-behold found one! Oh boy it was fluffy and absolutely delicious. It's great on it's own or with something (I made this initially to go with Chicken and onions pan fried in honey). Husband loved it a lot and I'm definitely going to make this again. I did leave out the cream of tartar and substituted the shortening for butter. I also did the ball method instead of the cut-out. Came out perfect. Enjoy!! Read More

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SHALOZAN

01/09/2013

As suggested by other members, I used butter rather than shortening. That's the only thing I changed, and the biscuits turned out perfectly! Two thumbs up from both my little boys. Next time, will try adding grated cheddar. Read More

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Brittney Ann

11/18/2013

These were so fluffy and delicious. Great recipe! It's important to 1. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS make sure you use fresh (or fairly new) flour and baking powder (it makes all the difference in the world with recipes that use flour as the main ingredient) and 2. do not pack the flour! If the recipe calls for 2 cups flour and you pack it it will end up being 4 cups or more resulting in very dry and rock like biscuits. Again these biscuits were amazing. Thanks for a great recipe! Read More

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Litegal1

03/02/2013

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Nutritional Information

Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Calories: 173.3

% Daily Value *

protein: 6 %

carbohydrates: 6 %

exchange other carbs:

dietary fiber: 2 %

sugars:

fat: 15 %

saturated fat: 12 %

cholesterol: 6 %

vitamin a iu: 1 %

niacin equivalents: 15 %

vitamin b6: 1 %

vitamin c:

folate: 10 %

calcium: 11 %

iron: 7 %

magnesium: 3 %

potassium: 2 %

sodium: 11 %

thiamin: 17 %

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*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.