emsenn's Recipes
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Draft
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1.2 Editorial and License Information
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2 Recipes
2.1 Baking
2.1.1 Biscuits
- Materials
Ingredient Quantity soft flour 1 cup white sugar 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp shortening 1/2 cup milk 2/5 cup [0/8]Steps
[ ]Preheat oven to 450f[ ]Combine dry ingreidents[ ]Cut in shortening until mix is crumby.[ ]Add milk while stirring until dough lifts from bowl. Should still be sticky and soft.[ ]Lightly squarefold-knead mix on floured surface until springy, then string to 2 inch tall roll.[ ]Let rest 2 minutes.[ ]Cut into 1 inch slices, lay sideways on baking sheet 1 inch apart.[ ]Bake 10-12 minutes on center rack.
- Notes
- For more traditional texture, skip kneading, but let dough rise on floured surface. Cover in flour after rising then fold over, gently, once, and tear off small chunks.
- Butter is preferred shortening.
- Substitute or supplement buttermilk for milk.1
3 Supplements
3.1 License
Footnotes:
1
When substituting buttermilk in recipes that use baking powder, you should remove 2 tsp baking powder and add 1 tsp baking soda for every 1 cup of milk you are replacing with buttermilk.