Up-and-down biscuits

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose flour
3 tablespoons Sugar
4 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Cream of tartar
½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Shortening
⅔ cup Milk
¼ cup Margarine or butter, melted
¼ cup Sugar
2 3 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

In a bowl stir together flour, 3 Tbs sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. Cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center; add milk all at once. Stir just till dough clings together. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for 10-12 strokes. Divide dough in half. Roll one half of dough to a 12x10 inch rectangle. Brush with half of the melted margarine or butter. Combine the ¼ cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half over dough. Cut rectangle into five 12x2 inch strips. Stack the 5 strips on top of one another. Cut into six 2 icnh squares. Place squares, cut side down, in greased muffin cups.

Repeat with remaining dough, margarine and sugar mixture. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden. Serve warm. Makes 12.

Posted to EAT-L Digest 23 Jan 97 by Helen Jukes <NJukes@...> on Jan 24, 1997.

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