Sift: (But I never sift)
- 2 Cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
Add: 1/2 Cup shortening
With a knife or pastry cutter cut the shortening into the flour. Keep cutting in until shortening is in pieces the size of large peas.
Add: 1 Cup milk (Start with less maybe about 3/4 cup. It sometimes doesn’t take that much. I think it depends on the humidity in the air, but I don’t know.)
Stir just until mixed. Roll out about 1- 1 1/2 inch thick and cut with round cookie cutter. Place close together on pan. Bake 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
The secret to good biscuits is handling them as little as possible.