I don’t know what’s got into me lately. First of all, there I was baking A CAKE for the first time in 35 years. Then the other day I got a hankering for the hot flaky baking powder biscuits of my childhood and faster than you can say GOOGLE I was in the kitchen whipping some up. This recipe is from the King Arthur Baking website, though I’ve made a change or two.

The important thing about biscuit dough is not to overwork it. I find that cutting them into triangles, rather than cutting into round shapes, helps with this. They don’t take long at all, and they are so satisfying, hot out of the oven with cold salted butter, with or without honey on top. Also perfect for mopping up sauces. The original recipe called for 1 tablespoon of sugar – I found 1 teaspoon was plenty.

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