Grandma Love's Biscuits

Name: Grandma Love's Biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 biscuits (or so), 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar; 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine; 3/4 cup milk; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Submitted by NancyAnne

"I call these Grandma Love's biscuits, but really they came off of the Clabber Girl Baking Powder can, although it is not there anymore. Grandma always served these on Christmas morning or with gravy at Grandpa's request. Twenty years later, they are still my favorite biscuit."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 24 biscuits (or so)
Serves:: 12

ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons baking powder
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ teaspoon cream of tartar
³⁄₄ cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
³⁄₄ cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten

directions

Heat oven to 425°F
Sift together into a bowl the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar.
Add the butter or margarine. With a fork or a pastry blender cut the butter in util the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the milk and the egg, just until combined. Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead lightly 4 or 5 strokes. Roll or pat (being careful to handle the dough as little as necessary) into a 1/2-3/4-inch thick round. Cut with a biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet, farther apart if you like crispy edges, and closer together if you like them soft.
Bake at 425F for 10-15 minutes. (For elevations of 500 feet or more use 4 teaspoons of baking powder.).

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Reviews

Boy these were wonderful biscuits! Buttery tasting and so moist and flaky. Thanks for sharing a great recipe! Made for Spring Pick-A-Chef 2014

loof751
Made these for breakfast with homemade sausage gravy, everyone loved them. I followed the directions exactly. First time I had ever made biscuits that included egg. It's hard to beat some of those old clabber girl recipes!!

tricia ann

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NancyAnne

Wichita Falls, 83

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I'm a mom of seven and grandma to four (so far) living in Bloomington, Indiana. Now that the kids are raised I have been able to go back to work as the assistant manager at My Sister's Closet, a local not-for-profit upscale clothing thrift store that provides low income and at-risk women with interview and getting-started outfits appropriate for their new job. I'm also a certified personal trainer and health coach, although I no longer use these certifications.

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