Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
¾ cup milk
Butter for the top of biscuits
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 and grease a baking sheet
In a mixing bowl, sift and whisk together the dry ingredients
Cut in shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
Make a well in the center; add milk. Stir just till the dough clings together.
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough gently for 10 to 12 folds
Pat dough to ½ inch thickness
Cut with a biscuit cutter
Transfer the biscuits to a greased baking sheet
Coat the top of the biscuits with a light spread of butter
Bake @ 450 for 10-12 minutes