Mom got this from Grandma, who probably got it from Betty Crocker. But if you ask Dan, he will tell you he is the Grand High Pooh-Bah of biscuit makers.
BISCUITS SUPREME
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons sugar
½ cup shortening
⅔ cup milk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together all dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk all at once and stir with a fork just until dough forms. Turn onto floured board and knead for 30 seconds.
Pat or roll dough ½" thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. (It's best to cut the biscuits as close to each other as possible, so you don't have to pat the dough out again. The less you mess with the dough, the more tender your biscuits will be.) Slide biscuits onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes about 16 medium biscuits.
(Remember, it's baking powder, not baking soda.)
Mixing butter with the shortening gives mixed results. Use butter flavored shortening. Mmmmm.
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