dutch oven biscuits

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DUTCH OVEN BISCUITS
This is quick and easy to make and a good recipe for beginners. The dry ingredients can be combined with the lard ahead of time and taken to camp in a plastic bag. When ready just combine the milk and bake. Of course, like all Dutch Oven recipes you can make this in your own oven.
INGREDIENTS:
Flour, all purpose 4 cups
Baking Powder 2 Tablespoons
Sugar 4 Tablespoons
Baking Soda 1 Teaspoon
Salt 1/2 Teaspoon
Shortening (I use lard - known as "Manteca" in supermarkets) 1 Cup
Milk or Buttermilk 1 1/2 Cups

DIRECTIONS:
Combine dry ingredients cut in shortening or lard till it resembles course corn meal. Stir in milk and knead 10 times on cutting board. Rest the dough a few minutes. Lightly flour cutting board surface and roll dough till 1/2 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter (I use a #303 tin can), dip cutter in flour and cut straight down thru dough (DO NOT TWIST CUTTER). Place biscuit on baking sheet pan if using oven or set aside until Dutch Oven is hot. Continue cutting biscuits, re-shaping dough as needed.
Pre-heat a Dutch Oven and the Dutch Oven Top until hot (350 degrees), quickly add biscuits into Dutch Oven and cover. Place 7 coals on bottom and 14 coals on top and bake for 10 minutes. Quickly remove biscuits from Dutch Oven and serve.