grandma's baking powder biscuits

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• preheat an oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. drop dough by spoonfuls an ungreased baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.