Strawberry Shortcake biscuits
(from capital_l’s recipe box)
Spongecake sucks. You want these instead. Trust me. Use fresh baking powder or the biscuits don’t rise right. What does “fresh” mean? I don’t know.
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 14 minutes
Serves 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups (260g) white all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 2/3 cup milk
Directions
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preheat oven to 425 degrees
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mix dry ingredients
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cut butter into dry mix
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knead until mixture resembles a course cornmeal
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add milk all at once
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mix until all the dough balls up together – hand mixing is best
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knead only a few times – just enough to make the dough ball smooth. The biscuits change dramatically depending on how much you knead.
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roll out on floured surface to 1 inch thick
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cut into large squares with a knife
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bake on greased cookie sheet for 14 minutes or until tops are golden