Never Fail Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 0.5 cups butter , chilled and diced
• 0.75 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

2. 2

   In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and pour in the milk. Stir until dough begins to pull together then turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

3. 3

   Press dough together and then roll out until 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 2 inch round biscuits and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until golden.