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Sarah's Virginia Biscuits

Name: Sarah's Virginia Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 cup shortening; 3/4 cup milk

Sarah, Henrietta's mother, might have made these traditional biscuits, tying the family’s past to their Southern roots.

Prep: 15 minutesCook: 25 minutesServes 8 servingsEasy

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 450F.
2
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
3
Cut in shortening.
4
Add milk and stir until dough forms.
5
Roll out and cut biscuits.
6
Bake for 12 minutes.