The best biscuits ever!

INGREDIENTS

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup butter or 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup shortening
1 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

• Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar. Cut in butter using a pastry blender, combining mixture to a coarse crumbs like texture. Form a well at the center of the flour. Add all the milk at the same time and stir using a fork just until moistened.
• Invert dough on a lightly floured surface and knead 6 times. Pat dough and roll into 3/4-inch thick.
• Use a 2-1/2 inch floured biscuit cutter to cut dough and knead the scraps, if needed.
• Arrange the biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet at an inch interval. Bake at 450 degrees F preheated oven for about 14 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and let it cool slightly. Serve warm.
• Makes 12 biscuits