Baking Powder Biscuits

[Bill B]

One of my favorite quick breads...also known as scones to those on the wrong side of the pond ...

Baking Powder Biscuits
2 cups flour
2.5 tablespoons baking powder
5 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt   
½ cup butter
2 eggs
½ cup milk
½ cup raisins, trail mix, Chopped pecans or other nuts, or whatever looks good (need to try breakfast sausage or bacon)

1.   Mix all dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt
2.   Cut butter into dry ingredients until a coarse meal is made (a pastry knife works real well)
3.   Mix eggs and milk
4.   Combine all until moistened, adding raisins.  Top with chopped nuts
5.   Spoon into six mounds on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes (the wife likes them WELL browned)

[harryk3616]

rolling  pin   bakery,    bayshore  n.y.     three scones for $1

[Bill B]

That's a little far for me to drive....about 45 hours from California....but will stop by next time I'm there....

[saltydog]

Great recipie pretty close to mine but we add a little orange zest and orange marmalade in place of the rasins.And some candied cranberries to taste.

[Bill B]

Got back into town last night and made some biscuits for the family this am....added one cup of berry trail mix.....

[wallacewt]

well, tarfu & saltydog
showed the wife your recipes and she made some this morn;
very good,thank you.

[saltydog]

Yup you cant beat them with a stick with a hot cup of coffee in the mourning.

[Bill B]

Good to hear you liked them...best thing you can add any goodies you want..raisins, nuts, gonna try bacon next...

[redsetta]

Seems a lifetime ago now, but Mum used to add little pieces of bacon, finely chopped onion and grated cheese to hers... Awesome

[Bill B]

Gonna be home  this weekend...think there's a lb of bacon in the freezer.....

[Bill B]

redsetta...tried the bacon, onion and cheese this weekend....was real good especially after adding some sausage gravy ...no the gravy was from a powdered mix..but was still great...thanks for the new version....then after baking these I heard there maybe a bacon shortage coming!!!!!! Time to dump all that gold and re-invest in pork bellies ...or maybe just invest that bacon into my belly

[redsetta]

...or maybe just invest that bacon into my belly

As good as money in the bank Bill

[saltydog]

Shortage of pork I don't think we will have to worry about that in Texas,had 4 in the trap today so my freezer got pork.