baking powder biscuits

Baking Powder Biscuits [use with golden-gravy.txt and tofu-pot-pie.txt recipes] 2 cup flour 3 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup shortening 3/4 cup milk Measure flour, baking powder, and salt into bowl Cut in shortening until mixture looks like meal Stir in almost all the milk If dough is not pliable, add enough milk to make puffy, soft, easy to roll dough Round up dough on lightly floured surface and knead 20 times Roll 1/2 inch thick and cover your bowl or cut into circle Bake 450 degree 10-12 minutes