Kate's strawberry pecan biscuits
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour; sifted |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ⅔ | cup | Milk |
| ⅔ | cup | Strawberries; fresh, sliced |
| ½ | cup | Pecans halves |
Directions
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk, straberries and pecans; stirring until a soft dough is formed. Knead gently on lightly floured board for 30 seconds. Roll or pat dough to ½ inch thick. Cut into 12 biscuts.
Bake on a baking sheet in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes. Serve hot with good butter and cold milk.
Serves 4.
SOURCE: 1979 New Orleans Times Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook Typed for you by Nancy Coleman