Categories: Breads

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 2-6 tablespoons chilled butter
• 3/4 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450

2. Mix dry ingredients. Cut butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender until all the mixture is the consistency of coarse corn meal

3. Make a well in the center and add 2/3 to 3/4 cup milk all at once.

4. Stir until the dough is fairly free from the sides of the bowl, using a fork. Do not stir more than 1/2 minute

5. Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead gently for about 1/2 minute or about 8-10 folds.

6. Roll with a lightly floured rolling pin, until the dough has the desired thickness

7. Cut with a biscuit cutter, dipped in very little flour

8. Cut straight down, being careful not to twist the cutter

9. Brush the tops of the biscuits with milk or melted butter

10. Place on ungreased baking sheet an bake until done about 12 -15 minutes

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