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White Lily Light Biscuits

PREP TIME:

10 min

COOK TIME:

12 min

YIELD:

6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray 1/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening chilled
2 cups White Lily® Self-Rising Flour 1/4 stick OR Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks chilled
2 cups OR White Lily® Unbleached Self-Rising Flour 2/3 to 3/4 cups buttermilk or milk

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. 1.
    HEAT oven to 500°F. Coat baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray.

  2. 2.
    MEASURE flour into large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbs are the size of peas. Blend in just enough milk with fork until dough leaves sides of bowl.

  3. 3.
    KNEAD gently 2 to 3 times on lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut using floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter.

  4. 4.
    PLACE on prepared baking sheet 1 inch apart for crisp sides or almost touching for soft sides.

  5. 5.
    BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.