Basic Biscuit recipe

Basic Biscuit Recipe

2 cups Self-Rising Flour
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup milk

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cut shortening into flour until particles are like find crumbs. Add milk and stir with a fork only until dough leaves the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board or pastry cloth; knead just until smooth. Roll dough out about ½ inch thick and cut with floured cutter. Place lightly greased baking sheet. Bake to 12 minutes. Makes 12-14 2 inch biscuits.

Note: If using plain flour sift 3 teaspoons baking powder and ¾ teaspoon salt with flour.

Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits


Follow Basic Biscuit Recipe, sift ¼ teaspoon soda with flour and use 7/8 cup buttermilk (1 cup less 2 Tablespoons instead of milk.)

Bacon Biscuits

3 strips cooked bacon, crumbled

Follow Basic Biscuit Recipe; except-after cutting in shortening stir in bacon.

Pizza Sticks


1 recipe basic biscuits
½ cup butter or margarine, melted
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese
¾ teaspoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons oregano leaves

Follow Basic Biscuit Recipe; roll dough about ¼ inch thick. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into narrow strips, then into 3 inch sticks. Dip into melted butter and roll in mixture of Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and oregano. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen sticks.