I have a deep-rooted love for Southern food. I spent most of my summers from being around 8 to 16 in many of the Southern States – The Carolinas, Georgia and Florida mostly. After being around age 15 I decided I was “too old” to go on holiday with the folks and stayed at home. Looking back, I wish I’d kept going. It’s been around 8 years since I was last in America but it’s still my favourite place in the world, and the food is one of the things I miss the most.
I’d been a little apprehensive to try any recipes like this, simply because I didn’t think they’d match up to my expectations, but these were pretty darn good – hubby gave his seal of approval, too! These biscuits are light, fluffy and buttery – perfect!
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose Flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 egg
7 1/2 tbsp margarine/butter
3/4 cup milk
Method
Preheat oven to 450, gas mark 8.
Stir together dry ingredients.
Beat egg with milk and add a bit at a time to the dry mix, and keep stirring until fully combined.
Turn dough onto floured surface and knead a few times.
Pat & press to desired thickness (around 1/2 inch is good), then cut out biscuits (makes around 1 dozen).
Bake for 9-12 minutes until golden.
And just as a side note – these babies are best served warm from the oven! 
- posted on 25/07/2010 10:18:14