Pop's Biscuits Supreme

These are the biscuits my dad makes for his biscuits and gravy.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup milk

Instructions

1. Sift dry ingredients or mix up with a dry whisk
2. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Add milk all at once and stir just until dough is moist.
4. Dump out on countertop and knead about 6-8 times, then roll 1/2 in. thick.
5. Cut with a 3" juice glass, biscuit, or cookie cutter.
6. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 10-12 minutes at 450 degrees.