Up & Down Biscuits Recipe
How about trying a great up & down biscuits recipe? I will prepare this up & down biscuits as snack for a get-together I am soon going to host. Missing out on this up & down biscuits recipe will prove to be a great loss for your taste buds, so try it right away.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
1 Grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups. Set aside.
2 In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, the 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of dry mixture. Add milk all at once. Using a fork, stir just until moistened.
3 Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing for 10 to 12 strokes or until nearly smooth. Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough to a 12x10-inch rectangle. Brush dough with half of the melted margarine or butter. In a small bowl stir together the 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle half over the dough. Cut rectangle into five 12x2-inch strips. Stack the
5 strips on top of each other. Cut stack into six 2x2-inch squares. Place
squares, cut sides down, in prepared muffin cups. Repeat with remaining dough, remaining margarine, and remaining cinnamon mixture.
4 Bake biscuits in a 450° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
2 In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, the 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of dry mixture. Add milk all at once. Using a fork, stir just until moistened.
3 Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing for 10 to 12 strokes or until nearly smooth. Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough to a 12x10-inch rectangle. Brush dough with half of the melted margarine or butter. In a small bowl stir together the 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle half over the dough. Cut rectangle into five 12x2-inch strips. Stack the
5 strips on top of each other. Cut stack into six 2x2-inch squares. Place
squares, cut sides down, in prepared muffin cups. Repeat with remaining dough, remaining margarine, and remaining cinnamon mixture.
4 Bake biscuits in a 450° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
