Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup milk
Preparation
Heat oven to 450°F. Place all ingredients into a large bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the other ingredients. Butter should resemble coarse crumbs. When it does, take a fork and mix ingredients until you have a dough that is soft and moist. Use your hands if you prefer.
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and toss and knead it gently until it is no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a rough circle that is ½-inch thick. Cut out shapes with a cookie cutter. You can use a round cutter, or you can use any shape or size you desire. I like smaller biscuits for larger groups, larger biscuits if it's just me. You can cut them however you like.
Place these biscuits on a prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until biscuits are lightly browned. Serve warm or allow to cool as you prefer.
This recipe makes 8 to 16 biscuits, depending on how large you make them. They can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
