How to Make Biscuits, the Shorey Way

I'll try to impart as much wisdom as possible, but please keep in mind, that I have not perfected them. I generally come out with perfect results one of three times, they are edible 4 out of 5 times and occasionally I DO come out with hockey pucks.

So...this is Orlie's Method, or how much I know of it. I swear he tells me something new everytime we make them though, so it's subject to amendment.

START with a Bakewell Cream can and their recipe which is:

4 cups of flour
4 tsp. bakewell cream
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups milk

BUT there's a couple of differences in Orlie's recipe. First, add 1 tbsp of sugar (add a little more if you're making them for shortcake), then instead of all milk you want to use half milk and half water. I mix up one cup of milk and one of water because if the weather is really dry you sometimes need two cups of liquid.

SO...Preheat oven to 375. Mix and sift the dry ingredients, blend in the shortening with a pastry blender. Add 1.5 cups of the liquid all at once stir quickly with a fork. Add more liquid if required to make a nice soft dough (Orlie leaves it SLIGHTLY stickly.

Turn out on a floured board and knead 5 or 6 times. Roll or pat eo 3/4 " thick. Cut with biscuit cutter. Put a few tbsp. of vegetable oil in a bowl. Take the biscuits one at a time and tip one edge in the oil. Drag this edge along the bottom of the pan and lay your biscuit where you dragged. Repeat with all biscuits. Then put a drop of oil on the top of each biscuit. Bake for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and rub a little butter over the tops. Enjoy!

(I personally like to have one the next day toasted with butter and molasses)
This seems like a good recipe to make a demonstration video. I'll get Leigh on that.

What I cooked last weekend:

Saturday:Pumpkin Pie, for dessert for dinner on Sunday
Sunday: Special Blueberry Muffins, for the firemen
Eggs and sausage for breakfast with Leigh
Apple Pie for Don's Birthday
Roast Chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, biscuits (Don and Norma came for a visit)
Burritos with your choice of ingredients (Jerry and Jan came and had dinner with us