Baking Powder Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose unbleached flour
- 6 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine the ingredients.
- Add the butter to the mixture, pulse to incorporate the butter, until the mixture resembles coarse corn meal.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the milk, all at once, stirring with a fork just to combine. The dough will be sticky.
- Scrape the dough from the bowl onto a well-floured counter. With well-floured hands, press the mixture into a flat round shape about 1/2 inch thick.
- Using a biscuit cutter, or the rim of a well-floured glass, cut the dough into round biscuits. Gather the scraps, reshape and cut additional biscuits. You should get 8 or 9 biscuits from this recipe.
- Place the biscuits on an ungreased sheet pan. Dot the top of each biscuit with a small piece of butter. This will help the biscuit to brown in the oven. Bake the biscuits for 10-15 minutes, until lightly browned on top. Cool completely before using for strawberry shortcake.