Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup crisco
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup milk

Method

1. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Cut in crisco with pastry cutter until it becomes corse crumbs.
2. Make a well and add milk all at once. Stir quickly with a fork just until the dough follows fork around bowl.
3. Turn dough on to lightly floured surface. Dough should be soft. Knead gently about 10-12 strokes.
4. Roll dough out to about 1/2 inch thick. Dip cutter in flour and cut dough straight down — no twisting.
5. Let dough sit and rise while the oven preheats. Do not put in oven until the temperature reaches 450.
6. Bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes.