Grandma Love's Biscuits

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425°f
• 2 sift together into a bowl the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar.
• 3 add the butter or margarine. with a fork or a pastry blender cut the butter in util the mixture resembles coarse meal. stir in the milk and the egg, just until combined. turn the dough onto a floured board and knead lightly 4 or 5 strokes. roll or pat (being careful to handle the dough as little as necessary) into a 1/2-3/4-inch thick round. cut with a biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet, farther apart if you like crispy edges, and closer together if you like them soft.
• 4 bake at 425f for 10-15 minutes. (for elevations of 500 feet or more use 4 teaspoons of baking powder.).