Orange Marmalade Drop Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups bread flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 7/8 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon orange marmalade

Method

1. 1 Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. 2 Work in shortening with fingertips.
3. 3 Add milk and stir with a knife until combined.
4. 4 Toss on a floured surface and roll out to ¼ inch thick.
5. 5 Cut into oval shapes 6 inches long and 3 inches wide.
6. 6 Make ½-inch cuts 1 inch from and parallel with the ends.
7. 7 Place 1 teaspoon of orange marmalade in the center.
8. 8 Bring one end of dough through the hole in the other end and press edges together.
9. 9 Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes.