Rich as F$&% biscuits

Tried making this recipe last weekend and it kind of failed. I'm not normally the baker in our house, but the recipe looked so good and the way the steps were laid out made it seem pretty simple. The taste was great, but they did not rise, kind of fell flat and they were very delicate so they crumbled a little when you picked them up. I believe I followed the recipe correctly and added the exact amounts of everything required. I really want to try these again so I'm hoping you guys can tell me where I might have gone wrong. I've included a picture.

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Brendan_Lee_56950

I would have cooked them longer by the looks of it. They won't really puff up like a muffin but falling flat likely means that either the fat wasn't cold enough when you cooked it or the oven wasn't hot enough to cook it quickly enough

Tim_Sutherland_52834

How old is your baking powder?

I'd up the oven and leave them in longer as the biscuits could be more golden.

Baking is not as forgiving as the savory side, so try a few more times with fresh baking powder.

Cheryl_71360

Here are the only things I can think of, I made these a week ago and they were perfect. Make sure you are using self rising and not AP; make sure your baking powder is very fresh; make sure you separate them a little to give them room to rise. Even slightly flat they look really yummy!

HENRY_WICKER_128634

I would echo the baking powder issue. Sometimes baking powder gets confused with baking SODA too.

glogrono

Thanks for the comments everyone. I definitely used self rising flour and baking powder, not soda. I'll try getting some new baking powder and I'll check my oven to see if it's actually heating to the set temp.