I love biscuits. My gram’s baking powder biscuits were excellent with chicken pot pie and strawberry shortcake. While we at the biscuits with strawberries, many of our friends had store bought “hockey puck looking” sponge cake.
We always had homemade biscuits too. Mom added a little cream of tartar which made them so light and fluffy. We always use lard or butter
I cut the recipe back a bit so I don’t eat the entire batch. So good with fresh Amish butter and fresh fruit or fruit butter.
I do miss homemade breads on this diet. If the recipe makes a dozen I’ll eat everyone. Better to buy one muffin or biscuit at a restaurant. Oh hmmm!
I used to love watching my Mother in law make biscuits. She had what she called her biscuit bowl. It always had the flour in it,never emptied. She would add shortening and buttermilk and use her hands to scoop the flour from the side of the bowl into the liquid, while mixing it with her hands. Then pinch off some of the dough and shape it. Those were the best biscuits I have ever eaten.