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Baking Powder Biscuits
2 cups (500 mL)
all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons (20 mL)
baking powder
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1
⁄3 cup (75 mL)
shortening
2
⁄3 cup (150 mL) low-fat
milk
Melted butter or
margarine, if desired
Place flour, baking powder, salt, and shortening in
mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer.
Turn to Stir Speed and mix about 1 minute. Stop
and scrape bowl. Add milk. Continuing on Stir
Speed, mix until dough starts to cling to beater.
Avoid overbeating.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead
about 20 seconds, or until smooth. Pat or roll to
1
⁄2-inch (1 cm) thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch
(5 cm) biscuit cutter.
Place on greased baking sheets and brush with
melted butter, if desired. Bake at 450°F (230°C) for
12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
Yield: 12 servings (1 biscuit per serving).
Per serving: About 135 cal, 3 g pro, 17 g carb,
6 g fat, 1 mg chol, 183 mg sod.
Bran Muffins
1 cup (250 mL) boiling
water
1 cup (250 mL) wheat
bran
1 cup (250 mL) firmly
packed brown sugar
1
⁄2
cup (125 mL) sugar
1
⁄2 cup (125 mL)
shortening
2 eggs
2 cups (500 mL)
buttermilk
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
vanilla
2
1
⁄2 cups (625 mL)
all-purpose flour
2
1
⁄2 teaspoons (12 mL)
baking soda
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
baking powder
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
2 cups (500 mL)
bran cereal flakes
Pour boiling water over bran in small bowl.
Set aside.
Place brown sugar, sugar, and shortening in mixer
bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to
Speed 4 and beat about 1 minute. Add eggs. Turn
to Speed 4 and beat about 30 seconds. Add
buttermilk and vanilla. Turn to Stir Speed and mix
about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl.
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Turn to Stir Speed and mix about 30 seconds. Stop
and scrape bowl. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about
30 seconds longer. Gradually turn to Speed 4 and
beat about 1 minute. Add moistened bran and bran
cereal flakes. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about
30 seconds, or until ingredients are combined.
Spoon batter into greased or paper-lined muffin
pans. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes, or until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from pans immediately. Serve warm.
Yield: 24 servings (1 muffin per serving).
Per serving: About 170 cal, 3 g pro, 29 g carb,
5 g fat,19 mg chol, 242 mg sod.
Tip: Batter can be refrigerated in tightly covered
container up to 1 week.