Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup Wilson’s Certified Pure Lard
• 3/4 cup milk

Steps

1. Combine and sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl.
2. Cut lard into dry ingredients with knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. Add milk; stir quickly with knife just until dry ingredients are dampened.
4. Turn onto floured surface and shape into a ball. Knead lightly 6 to 8 times, about 1/2 minute.
5. Roll with floured rolling pin 1/2 inch thick. Cut with small round floured biscuit cutter.
6. Place biscuits 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet; bake in hot oven (450° F.) until done and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

Notes

Yield: 12 to 15 biscuits.

Red lard-carton cutout.

From a printed recipe (Wilson’s Certified Pure Lard) kept in Rosie Lee’s recipe box.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe card

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