Biscuits Supreme

Originally in the 1996 cookbook

Ingredients

2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
½ tsp cream of tartar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup shortening
⅔ cup milk

Ingredients

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
   
2. Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt.
   
3. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
   
4. Make a well in the center, add all of milk. Stir just until mixture clings together.
   
5. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll to ½ inch thick.
   
6. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
   

Makes 10-12 biscuits.