Forget the version from the tube, who doesn't like fresh homemade hot biscuits straight out of the oven? Great for breakfast, lunch, tea, or with a hot dinner soup and my Oven Fried Garlic Chicken.
Tips for the best biscuits:
Make sure the butter and the milk are very cold and be sure not to over mix the dough. It's important to use a sharp cutter; the sharper the cutter, the cleaner the cut, the higher the biscuits will rise.
George Hirsch's Biscuits
Makes one dozen
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2 cups sifted all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup milk
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees
Sift dry ingredients, blend butter with dry ingredients using a pastry blender or a knife & fork. Add milk & mix well. Knead dough 2 minutes. Roll out dough and cut out biscuits. At this point you can store the cut out biscuit dough in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake them.
Bake on a ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes. Baking time will vary depending on the thickness of the biscuits.
Serve immediately warm from the oven with butter or honey or both.
