Southern High Rise Biscuits

Southern High Rise Biscuits

If you love biscuits you will love these!

Ingredients

  • all-purpose flour
    3 c
  • white granulated sugar
    2 tbsp
  • baking powder
    4 ½ tsp
  • cream of tartar
    ¼ tsp
  • lard or shortening
    ¾ c
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • milk
    1 c
  • egg
    1

Directions

  1. 1

    Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, cream of tartar and baking powder. Cut in lard or shortening until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

  2. 2

    Whisk together the egg and milk in a separate bowl and then add to dry ingredients. Mix with spoon until comes together into a ball and turn out onto floured surface.

  3. 3

    Knead 8 to 10 times, roll out to about 1 inch thick and cut out biscuits.

  4. 4

    Place on baking sheet or can cook in iron skillet.

  5. 5

    Cook in preheated 450 degree oven 15 minutes or until brown on top.

  6. 6

    Can brush with melted butter. Makes 8 to 10 large biscuits.

Southern High Rise Biscuits

Southern High Rise Biscuits

28 min

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