2 tbsp sugar
4 tsp baking powder
½ cup shortening
½ tsp cream of tartar
1 egg
½ tsp salt
⅔ cup milk
Mix
flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt into bowl and cut
shortening in like a pie crust. Mix milk and egg and stir into flour mixture. Dough will be stiff. Place on floured board and pat out about ½”
inch thick. Cut with biscuit cutter that
has been dipped in flour and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 450º for about 10-12 minutes.
