2 3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsifted cake flour
1 tbsp baking pwdr.
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
3/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 cup (+1 tb.)granulated sugar
3/4 cup solid shortening
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup chopped pecans
2/3 cup dark raisins
A Recipe for
Spiced Pecan Drop Biscuits
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Preheat oven to 425 F . Butter and flour a cookie sheet or jelly roll
pan. Thoroughly mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, cream of
tartar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and sugar in a lge.
mixing bowl. Add shortening and using two round-bladed kniver, cut
into small lumps.
With fingertips, reduce lumps to small bits, rubbing into flour
mixture. Blend in buttermilk, pecans and raisins with a few quick
strokes. DO NOT OVERMIX--BISCUITS WILL BE TOUGH.
Drop heaping tablespoon mounds of dough onto baking pan, spacing abt.
2" apart. Bake the biscuits for 15 minutes, or until firm and golden.
Transfer the pan of biscuits to a rack to cool for min. Serve
immediately, or cool completely and store in an airtight container in
refrigerator.
Yield: 14 3"-biscuits.
Serves: 14
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