Baking Powder Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/3-1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup cold milk

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar.
• 2 cut in butter until fine.
• 3 add milk, stirring quickly with a fork, just to moisten.
• 4 knead gently on a floured board. (don't handle any more than you have to-- just enough to blend the ingredients)
• 5 roll out to 1 inch thick and cut out biscuits. (a drinking glass works well for this.)
• 6 bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.