Milk Biscuits & Yogurt Muffins

It is always a bit of a challenge to cook in a kitchen you aren't totally familiar with. I was faced with that challenge today. A lot of milk and yogurt needed to be used up so it would not go to waste, so a group of us were given two recipes, biscuits which use milk, and muffins which use yogurt, and we were set to bake. The final products of both the biscuits and the muffins were very good, considering the instructions were not very specific and we didn't know where anything was. That's how I discovered a potato masher works almost as well as a pastry blender to cut margarine into biscuit dough. Both recipes are very simple, quick, and tasty. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of these delicious creations.

Biscuits
5 cups flour 
1/3 cup sugar (granulated/white)
2 Tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine (soft tub works just fine, but hard margarine or butter will work too)
2 cups milk (or use 1 cup milk and 1 cup water)

Preheat oven to 400◦F (personally, I think 425◦F would have made for better browning of the biscuits). In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the margarine using a pastry blender, two butter knives, or a fork (a potato masher works as well). Stir in the milk until dough begins to come together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about five minutes, adding a little more flour if necessary. Roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick, and cut with cookie cutters or just cut into squares or rectangles with a knife. Arrange them on an ungreased baking sheet, touching if you want softer sides, or far apart if you want them crispy. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden. Makes about 20 biscuits, depending on size. It seems to be a lot of flour for only 20 biscuits, but it's not. It also seem to be a lot of baking powder, but the muffins rise beautifully.

Yogurt Muffins
I managed to memorize the biscuit recipe, but I cannot remember the muffin recipe, nor can I find it online. All I remember was flavored yogurt (we used strawberry and banana, but feel free to experiment) was used in place of oil and milk. I believe the muffins also contained sugar, egg, melted butter, flour, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chip. Chocolate chip and strawberry yogurt may sound a little strange, but the muffins were very moist and delicious!