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Homemade biscuits

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 c Unbleached white flour 1 ts Salt
• 1 tb Baking powder 1/3 c Shortening
• 2 ts Sugar 2/3 c Milk

Instructions:

{ Submitted by Betty Comeaux } Mix the flour baking powder sugar and salt with an electric hand mixer. Blend in the shortening. Mix in the milk with a fork. Knead about 12 to 15 strokes. Pat out on a floured surface 1/2- to 3/4-inch inch thick/ Cut and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 450-degrees. Yield: approximately 16 biscuits. [ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]

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