2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 cup shortening
1-2 cloves garlic, chopped or diced
1/2 cup of buttermilk or 1/2 cup milk & 1 tsp lemon juice (or vinegar)
Mix your dry ingredients thoroughly. If you have buttermilk measure out 1/2 cup - if not mix 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp (or a squirt or two) of lemon juice (or vinegar if you haven't got lemon juice). Let this sit to get a thick buttermilk like consistency. While that's sitting cut the shortening into your dry mixture of flour, soda, and powder. Stir liquid in. Mix well with your small diced garlic pieces. Usually I end up adding more flour to make it less sticky...but sometimes it works out just as is. So, add flour as needed. Knead until soft and elastic. Roll to 1/2" thick...I usually make them about an inch thick. Use the biscuit cutter of your choosing. Place on an ungreased sheet or pan and bake at 450 for around 8-10 minutes - a bit longer if you make them thick like I do.
If you don't want garlic simply remove it from the recipe. If you want more add more. If you don't have a pastry cutter put it on your Christmas list. I use mine quite often but then I love, oh love, to make pie. I love the pie. Speaking of which I have some peaches just sitting here...the few I had were milly in texture - not so good for eating but oh so good for making pie with. Peach pie is my favorite. Course I love the pecan pie. Oh and red raspberry pie. Oh, but wait: fresh strawberry pie. Oh my. As long as you don't go and get all evil on the strawberries and bake the pie - that's just wrong. Peach or strawberry. Ooooh, how can I decide. Well, there's only one way that I can think of - I'm gonna have to make both and have a pie off. Coming soon: Pie Off results! =) In the meantime enjoy these biscuits with any meal. Yummmmm!
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