Best Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup milk (+ 1 tbsp)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Cut dry ingredients and butter together, then pour milk in.
3. Mix with a fork, but use clean hands to make sure that all dry ingredients get mixed in.
4. Put onto a floured board and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
5. Pat dough into a square.
6. Fold in half to make a rectangle, the fold again in half.
7. Pat gently down into a square.
8. Cut into even biscuits and place on ungreased pan.
9. Bake 12-15 minutes.
10. Makes 12 biscuits.