Baking Powder Biscuits

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   Preheat oven to 425F.

2. 2

   Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. 3

   Cut butter into bits and with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal.

4. 4

   Add milk and heavy cream, stirring with a wooden spoon until just combined (mixture will be wet).

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   Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and with floured hands turn dough to coat evenly.

6. 6

   Knead dough gently 4 to 6 times, or just until smooth (do not overwork dough), and pat or roll out dough into an 8-inch round (slightly more than 1/2 inch thick).

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   Using a floured 2- to 2 1/2-inch star-shaped or round cutter cut out biscuits and arrange about 1 inch apart on baking sheets.

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   Gently pat out or roll out dough scraps and cut out more biscuits in same manner.

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   Bake biscuits, 1 sheet at a time, in middle of oven until pale golden and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

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    Transfer biscuits as baked to a basket lined with a cloth and cover with cloth to keep warm and moist.

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    Serve biscuits with butter.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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