| 1 | In a larger bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. |
| 2 | Sprinkle the applesauce over the flour, and cut in with a pastry blender until it is in bits the size of split peas. |
| 3 | The texture should be somewhat course. |
| 4 | Sprinkle ?cup cold milk over the flour and applesauce, and stir it in quickly with a fork. |
| 5 | Add only as much of the milk as is necessary to make the dough hold together. |
| 6 | Gather the dough up into a ball, working it together with your hands very briefly, and then roll it out ?inch thick on a floured board. |
| 7 | Cut out small rounds (about 2 ? to 3" in diameter) and place them on a cookie sheet spritzed with pam. |
| 8 | If you aren"t going to put them in the oven immediately, chill them in the refrigerator until ready to bake. |
| 9 | Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven at 450 °F for 10 to 12 minutes, or until puffed and lightly browned on top. |
| 10 | Makes about 15 - 20 biscuits. |
| 11 | * preferably, use white pastry flour. |
| 12 | All-purpose flour or whole-wheat pastry flour can be used, but the biscuits will be denser and less fluffy. |
| 13 | Gravy recipe follows |
