Biscuits - Combine flour and baking powder. Break the butter into small pieces. Use a pastry blender or 2 forks to break the butter into pea-size pieces while incorporating it into the flour. Pour the buttermilk into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Combine the

ingredients until just moistened.

Coffee cake - Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon in a bowl. In another bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until it is one homogenous mixture. Add the eggs to the butter /sugar mixture. Add the dry ingredients to the wet liquids.

Garlic cheddar biscuits - Combine the flour, baking powder, and garlic powder. Melt the butter. Mix it in with the dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in the cheese.

Cream cheese pound cake - Using the mixer, combine the butter and cream cheese until fully mixed and fluffy. Mix in the sugar until fully incorporated. Add the eggs 1 at a

time. Mix in the flour. Stir in the almond and vanilla extracts.

Pie crust - Combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, break the butter into pea-size pieces while incorporating it into the flour mixture. Add the ice water. Stir until a ball of dough is formed.

Blueberry muffins - In one bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and sugar. In a second bowl combine the oil and eggs. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients.

Stir until just moistened.

Chocolate chip cookies - Beat the butter until smooth and fluffy. Add the granulated and brown sugar to the butter. Mix until one smooth mixture. Mix in the eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Mix into the sugar mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Scones - Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Work the butter into the flour mixture until it becomes crumbly. Mix together half and half, eggs, and vanilla. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients - mix until just moistened.

Waffles - Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk together the eggs yolks, milk, and melted butter. Mix the liquid ingredients in with dry ingredients. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter.