Published: June 22, 2008 08:00 pm      

Recipe of the Week: Shortcake Biscuits

Betty A. McWilliams of Dowagiac passes along this seasonal recipe. She says the biscuits are "delicious, light and fluffy. All my friends have this favorite recipe. It was my husband's mother's and passed down."

Grandma McWilliams' Shortcake Biscuits

2 c. flour

1/3 c. sugar

3 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1/2 c. Crisco

2/3 c. milk

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Sift or mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut Crisco into flour mixture. Add milk and lightly mix together. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Makes 6 to 8.

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