Yield: 24 Biscuits
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 cups | All-purpose flour |
| 4 teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ cup | Butter |
| 1 cup | (approx) milk or light cream |
| 2 tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 teaspoon | Cornmeal |
In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1 cup milk, stirring with fork to make soft, slightly stick dough. Form into ball; knead gently on lightly floured surface about 10 times.
Roll dough into circle about ½ thick. Cut with floured 2 inch cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush each biscuit lightly with 2 tbsp.
milk; sprinkle with cornmeal. Bake in 400øF oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 24 biscuits. Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Canadian Living Rush Hour Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #10 by cjhartlin@... on Mar 18, 1999