Biscuits!

If you know me, you might know how much I love biscuits. I've never found the perfect recipe, but this one just might be it. I actually did everything wrong because I didn't have enough flour and I halved everything except the liquid (whoops), but I added a random amount of extra flour and baking powder and turned them into drop biscuits instead, and they were still amazing! And that's without using any real measuring spoons, too. Just imagine if I had actually followed the recipe.

I got this recipe here, from allrecipes.com. Instead of shortening, I used all (real) butter. Many reviewers said that half shortening, half butter preserved the flakiness but added flavor. Your call, of course. All I know is that I loved the butter version.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg with milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2. Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead 20 times. Roll to 3/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.