🫙 From the Spice Rack
Basil Pepper Biscuits
Heat oven to 450º. Cut shortening into remaining ingredients except milk in medium bowl with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in just enough mil...
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Ingredients
- 2cupall-purpose flour
- 2cupwhole wheat flour
- 2tablespoonchopped fresh basil
- 2teaspoondried basil leaves
- 1tablespoonsugar -- if desired
- 3teaspoonbaking powder
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1teaspooncracked black pepper
Directions
- 1
Heat oven to 450º
- 2
Cut shortening into remaining ingredients except milk in medium bowl with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs
- 3
Stir in just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball
- 4
Too much milk will make dough sticky
- 5
not enough will make biscuits dry.) Turn dough onto lightly floured surface
- 6
Knead lightly 20 to 25 times
- 7
Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick
- 8
Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter