Southern Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits

How to Make

• Step 1: Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F.

• Step 2: Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl.

• Step 3: Use a pastry cutter (or fork) to cut vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.

• Step 4: 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.

• Step 5: Drop dough by spoonfulls onto an ungreased baking sheet.

• Step 6: Or:

• Step 7: Knead 5 times on floured board.

• Step 8: Roll out to 1/2 inch thick.

• Step 9: Cut.

• Step 10: Bake on ungreased cookie sheet.

• Step 11: Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.