Biscuits: How to make them perfect

Heat oven to 450° (hot). Add ⅔ cup milk all at once to 2 cups Bisquick. Stir with fork into a soft dough. Beat dough vigorously 20 strokes, until stiff and slightly sticky.

Roll dough around on cloth-covered board lightly dusted with Bisquick to prevent sticking.

Knead gently 8 to 10 times to smooth up dough.

Roll ½″ thick. Biscuits double in size in baking. Dip cutter in Bisquick. Cut close together to save rerolling.

Bake on ungreased shiny baking sheet 10 to 15 min.; close together for soft sides, 1″ apart for crusty sides. Makes 12 2″ biscuits.

For Drop Biscuits ... drop dough with spoon on greased baking sheet. Bake as above.

For Richer Biscuits ... follow directions above—except mix ¼ cup soft butter or shortening, or 3 tbsp. cooking (salad) oil into Bisquick before mixing in milk.

For Buttermilk Biscuits ... use ¾ cup buttermilk for liquid. It may be necessary to use a few additional tablespoons of buttermilk to make a dough of soft consistency.

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Dress up your biscuits 10 ways

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Bacon ⅓ cup crisply cooked diced bacon grapefruit, scrambled eggs

Cheese ½ cup grated sharp cheese veal steak and vegetables

Chives ¼ cup finely chopped chives wieners and baked beans

Curry ¼ tsp. curry powder chicken casserole fruit salad

Ham ½ cup chopped boiled or baked ham cheese soufflé, green salad

Herb ¼ tsp. nutmeg, ½ tsp. crumbled dry sage, and 1¼ tsp. caraway seeds beef or veal stew

Lemon 1 tsp. grated lemon rind. Add 2 tbsp. lemon juice to ½ cup milk and use for milk in directions. crispy fried fish

Olive ¼ cup chopped stuffed olives sea food or meat casserole

Peanut ⅓ cup chopped peanuts pot roast and vegetables

Salami ½ cup chopped salami sausage mixed vegetables and cheese salad

Pecan Rolls

Mix ½ cup each melted butter, brown sugar. Spoon into 12 large muffin cups with three pecan halves in each. Cover with Biscuit dough; bake 15 minutes. Quick and delicious for Sunday brunch.

Butter Sticks

Heat oven to 450° (hot). Make Rolled Biscuit dough (recipe page 3)—except add 2 tbsp. dry onion soup mix. Roll dough into a rectangle, 10×6″. Cut in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 12 strips (about 3×½″). Melt ⅓ cup butter and add 2 tbsp. dry onion soup mix; pour half of it into oblong pan, 13×9½×2″. Place strips in pan. Pour remaining butter over tops. Bake 10 to 15 min.

Quantity Biscuits

For 60 Medium. Serves 30.

10 cups Bisquick (40-oz. pkg. or two 20-oz. pkg.) 3⅓ cups milk

For 100 Medium. Serves 50.

15 cups Bisquick (60-oz. pkg.) 5 cups milk

Follow Biscuit directions (page 3).

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