Easy Baking Powder Drop Biscuits Recipes

MOM'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening and mix until in little pieces. Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a ball.
• Roll out on floured board to 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick. Cut out in desired size and dip in melted shortening. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Variation: For shortcakes add 2 tablespoons for sugar to the dough and roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the shortening until the mixture has only pea sized lumps. Add milk and mix until dry mixture is absorbed. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

EASY BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk a little at a time, stirring lightly between additions.
• Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops are golden.

DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the flour, baking powder and salt into a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the dry ingredients and the butter are mostly combined. (Alternatively, cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter.) Drizzle in the milk and pulse (or stir) just until the dough comes together. Do not over mix.
• Using a regular table spoon, or large spoon, drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto baking trays and bake until nice golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. If desired, brush with melted butter after you remove them from the oven.

FLUFFY BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
• Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
• Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add the milk all at once and stir just until the dough forms a ball around the fork.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times.
• Pat until 1/2-inch thick.
• Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
• Place, touching each other, in the cake pans and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• CRUSTY BISCUITS.
• Roll biscuits to 1/4-inch thick and place 1-inch apart in pan.
• Bake in a 450 degree oven for 12 minutes.
• Yields almost double the biscuits.
• BUTTERMILK BISCUITS.
• Use 2/3 cup buttermilk instead of sweet milk, 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and only 2 teaspoons baking powder.
• CHEESE BISCUITS.
• Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese to dry ingredients.
• DROP BISCUITS.
• Add additional 1/3 cup milk and use a baking sheet.

EASY DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk milk and egg. Stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. , Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS (DROP TYPE)

Steps:

• Sift Flour Salt and Baking Powder into mixing bowl.
• Cut in shortening until the particles are fine.
• Add milk all at once and stir just until dough clings together and flour disappears.
• Drop by spoonfulls into greased muffin cups (2/3 full).
• Bake 450 deg for 12/15 min.

GRANDMA'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

SIMPLE BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450,.
• Sift dry ingredients into bowl, cut in shortening (or substitute) until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Make a well; add milk all at once and stir quickly with fork just until dough follows fork around bowl and all ingredients are combined.
• Grease baking sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoons or teaspoons onto baking sheet.
• Optional: Sprinkle tops of biscuits with parmesan and garlic powder or garlic salt before baking.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.

DADDY'S DELICIOUS BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º.
• Combine all dry ingredients.
• Blend in the warm butter.
• Slowly add the milk to the mixture until the dough holds together.
• Use two spoons to drop evenly sized biscuits on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned.
• if using a baking sheet let them stand for about 2-5 minutes to help hold.
• or try a muffin pan.

DROP BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Blend the shortening into the flour using fingers or a tool for cutting in butter.
• When uniform crumbly consistency, make a well in the center. Pour all the milk in at once and then stir just until blended. Don't stir any longer or the biscuits will be tough.
• Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet or into greased muffin tins.
• Bake 10-15 minutes at 450 degrees.