Watch Out McDonald's

I don't consider myself to be the best cook in the world. I sure didn't get my mom's genes when it came to the culinary arts. I got the eating genes and the gaining weight genes from my wonderful dad. Funny how things work out that way. But I've digressed, I do love to cook and I have been forever trying to make the perfect biscuit. They are usually crumbly, flat, little discs. I was browsing through an old Family Circle cookbook the other day and found a picture and recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits. They looked wonderful. When the boys woke up this morning and decided they wanted breakfast sandwiches I remembered the recipe I had found and decided to give it a whirl. The results were amazing and I was so proud of these biscuits that I just had to post a picture. I really need to learn how to take food pictures. As I was trying to get the perfect shot dear hubby said, "Would you please hurry, food is for eating, not taking pictures." So here they are, Bacon and Egg Biscuits by McChele!

Baking Powder Biscuits
The Family Circle Encyclopedia of Cooking
Bake at 450 for 12 minutes.
Makes 12 biscuits. (My batch only made 6, they were big)

2 cups sifted all purpose flour (Sift then measure)
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup milk

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
2. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Preheat oven to 450.
3. Add milk; stir lightly with a fork until a soft, puffy dough forms.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly about 20 times.
5. Roll or pat dough to 1/2 inch thickness. cut into 2 inch rounds with a floured biscuit cutter, working neatly from rim to middle so there will be few scraps to reroll. Place biscuits, 1 inch apart, on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake in a preheated very hot oven (450) for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.