Categories: Muffins
      Yield: 6 servings
 
           -Recipes for Sandwich Maker              -acting
           -VIVIAN THIELE   (NRHF19C)          1 c  Nonfat Dry Milk plus
           -BASIC BISCUIT BAKING MIX           2 tb Nonfat Dry Milk
      9 c  Flour; sifted                       4 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Baking Powder; double           1 3/4 c  Vegetable Shortening
 
  Stir baking powder, dry milk and salt into the sifted flour.  Sift all dry
  ingredients together until well mixed. Cut or mix fat into flour mixture
  utnil all particles are thouroughly coated and mixture esembels coarse
  cornmeal. Sotre mix in a jar or can with a tight lid. It can be measured
  into 2 cup amounts and put in plastic bags or jarsd where it will be ready
  for use. It may be stored at room temperature for 6 weeks. Vary the
  liquids: dry milk solids are already in the mix so more milk is not need.
  You can use fruit juice, water or meat broth for the liquid called for in a
  recipe.
  
  The recipes in this Pick-A-pocket book were writted for commercial packaged
  baking mix which has no milk so it is the liquid called for in recipes.
  This mix is a perfect substitte. Just use water where it calls for milk.
  (written out of my cookbook)
  
  Basic biscuits: 2 cups mix, 1/2 cup water. Add water to mix and stir 20-25
  times. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 10-15 times. Roll
  to 1/2" thickness and cut with a knife to pockets shapes or use biscuit
  cutter to make circles. Place in preheated sm and bake 5 minutes or until
  golden brown.
  
  Sausage biscuits: 2 1/4 cups packaged biscuit baking mix(milk),   8 links
  sausages cooked.
  
  Prepare biscuits according to package directions for rolled biscuits. Knead
  dough, roll out on floured surface and cut 8 circles with a biscuit cutter.
  Lay one sausage in center of each  and wrap dough around, pinching to seal.
  Sausages will stick out the ends. Bake 5 minutes or until golden brown.
  
  Jelly biscuits: flatten unbaked biscuits with heel of your hand. Place 1/2
  teaspoon jelly or preserves in center. Fold over and pinch edges together
  to seal.  Bake 5 minutes or till golden.
  
  Pimento cheese bread: 2 cups packaged biscuit baking mix, 1 egg, beaten;
  1/2 cup grated cheddar; 2/3 cup milk; 2 tablespoon drained dice pimento
  (optional) Mix all ingredients together until soft dough forms. Spoon into
  pockets.  Bake 10 minutes or until golden.