Well, Here is the recipe and some pictures of the process this morning. It only take maybe 20 minutes for EVERYTHING...but it took me longer trying to get pictures :).
Sorry about the list of pictures...I can't figure out how to write in between them.
Preheat oven 450*
2 c flour (I did 50/50 whole wheat and all-purpose white)
1 tbs & 1 ts baking powder (I added the 1 ts because I thought maybe they'd be lighter)
1/4 ts salt
1/3 c shortening (I know..I know...but I put in an extra 1/3...it's what my gma does...maybe you could do something more wholesome:)
3/4 c milk
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening. It'll look like sm and lg crumbs You don't have to worry at this point.
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour all the milk in.
You want to BARELY mix this. Do not stir. So, I put the fork in at the side and then kind of "throw" it over and over maybe 15 times? just so the milk is not running around.
On lightly floured spot, pour dough.
Squeeze, flip, squeeze, flip, do this 12 times.
Pat down and then roll to about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut biscuits, and place in greased pan.
bake 10-12 minutes.
Remove, cut, slather with butter and honey! :)
They yield about 8-3" biscuits. It depends on how large you make them.
Also, great sidenote...you can make the biscuit dough up, cut them and then put them on wax paper and in a ziplock freezer bag and they are excellent to bake later! Bake for maybe a minute or so longer than the fresh dough. They turned out great!
