Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits

Name: Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits
Cuisine: biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons shortening; ¾ cup milk; 1 tablespoon melted shortening, or as needed (Optional)

Biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons shortening
¾ cup milk
1 tablespoon melted shortening, or as needed (Optional)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add shortening and cut into flour until incorporated into little pieces. Add milk a little at a time and mix until dough forms a ball.
Roll out dough on a floured board to 1/2- to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out biscuits to desired size and dip in melted shortening. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.