Jelly Jar Biscuits

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/3 cup shortening, plus
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1/2 plus more cup whole milk (do not use low fat)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425* f.
• 2 do not mix your wet and dry ingredients together until the oven is very hot or you will not have fluffy biscuits.
• 3 after the oven is screaming hot, sift dry ingredients together and stir to make sure they are mixed well.
• 4 add shortening to the biscuit mix and cut in with a pastry cutter or two knives until the lumps are as small peas.
• 5 add the cold milk and stir until it barely clings together.
• 6 by hand, knead three or four times.
• 7 turn out onto a floured board and pat into a disk about 1/2 inch high.
• 8 cut with a floured jelly jar ( 2 1/2"), give the tops a gentle poke, re-roll scraps and cut, sprinkle each top with a little flour.
• 9 place biscuits on a sheet pan or cookie sheet with parchment. the closer you put them together the softer they are. i don't let mine touch usually.
• 10 put into the center of the oven.
• 11 bake about 11 minutes. depending on the size of the biscuits you can bake them from 8 to 15 minutes. so keep an eye on them.
• 12 this recipe can easily double or even quadruple.