JAMES BEARD'S MAMA'S BISCUITS

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These easy-to-make biscuits are "out of this world" according to famed and award-winning chef James Beard. Perhaps he liked them so much because he grew up eating them - they are a specialty of his mother!

Provided by Martha Price

Categories     Biscuits

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 c sifted all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar, optional
3/4 to 1 c heavy cream
4 Tbsp butter

Steps:

  • 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  • 2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt (and sugar, if using) into a bowl. Add heavy cream to make a light dough. Pat or roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a floured cutter or glass 1 to 1 and 1/2 inch in diameter.
  • 3. Melt butter in 9-by-9-inch baking pan or small skillet. Dip each biscuit in butter on both sides and place either in pan or on a buttered cookie sheet (If you like your biscuits crisp on top and bottom and soft in the center, bake them in the (oven-going) pan.
  • 4. Bake 12 - 15 minutes in the 400ยบ oven, or until golden.

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