Rumford's Baking Powder Biscuits

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted unbleached flour
• 3 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons shortening (lard or refined coconut oil can be substituted)
• 2/3 cup milk (i tried buttermilk and used closer to 3/4 cup)

Recipe

• 1 note: i used a kitchenaid stand up mixer to prep the dough.
• 2 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
• 4 cut in shortening until mixture resemble coarse meal.
• 5 add milk to make a soft dough.
• 6 turn dough out on a floured surface and knead *gently* for 30 seconds.
• 7 roll out to 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thickness.
• 8 use a cookie cutter to cut out into rounds. i used a 3-inch diameter fiestaware tumbler cup, top floured.
• 9 place on greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 10 bake approximately 12-15 minutes or until light golden.