Homemade Biscuits

Recipes Ingredients:

2 c Unbleached white flour
1 ts Salt
1 tb Baking powder
1/3 c Shortening
2 ts Sugar
2/3 c Milk

Recipe Instructions:

{ Submitted by Betty Comeaux } Mix the flour, Baking powder, Sugar and salt with an electric hand mixer. Blend in the shortening. Mix in the Milk with a fork. Knead about 12 to 15 strokes. Pat out on a floured surface 1/2- to 3/4-inch inch thick/ Cut and place on an ungreased Cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 450-degrees. Yield: approximately 16 biscuits. [ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]