Baking Powder Biscuits

Name: Baking Powder Biscuits
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

7 ingredients

6 steps

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

Directions

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.