Flaky Biscuits

Name: Flaky Biscuits
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (preferably King Arthur); 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 3 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, chilled, or lard; 3/4 cup, milk, cold

Desserts or Baked Goods
Quick Breads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1993

Biscuits can be soft and fluffy or flaky and high-rising. Each type requires surprisingly different ingredients and techniques.

SERVES Makes 16

TIME 35 minutes

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