Tracy came over for dinner and wanted biscuits. i haven't made biscuits since home ec. but I remembered it being pretty easy so I went for it. And they were good. Not amazing, but a solid accompaniment. I think next time I'm add more herbs and some butter. Here's the orginal recipe, I'll add my mods to the end.

Baking Powder Biscuits

Makes 12 biscuits

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready in: 45 Minutes

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup milk

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2 In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the shortening until the mixture has onlt pea sized lumps. Add milk and mix until dry mixture is aborbed. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
3 Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

Modifications

instead of shortening I used duck fat since that's what I have in the house, and I added a bunch of torn herbs.. sage, savory and thyme. When you got a bite of sage it was heavenly. next time i think I'll mix duck fat with butter, and add more herbs.. a handful of herb de provence dried, as well as tearing in sage leaves.