Mama's in the Kitchen Cooking and Baking

Easy Peasy Biscuits Gather your Ingredients 2¼ Cups Flour 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon Sugar ⅓ cup Shortening or Butter 1 cup Milk 1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice extra flour for the counter Let's get started Pre-heat oven to 400* Spray your cookie sheet with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper set aside Add the lemon juice to the milk mix and set aside, milk will look spoiled that's ok that's what you want you just made buttermilk. In a large bowl add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar mix well. Cut in shortening or butter with two forks it should look like coarse crumbs. Now slowly add half of the milk and mix, then add the remainder of the milk and mix until combined. Sprinkle flour to your countertop and drop your biscuit dough onto the floured surface and kneed about 15-20 times. Pat out flat or roll out with a rolling pin, cut out biscuits with a biscuit cutter or a drinking glass