Grandma Love's Biscuits

• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• sugar↗2 1⁄2 tablespoons
• baking powder↗1 1⁄2 tablespoons
• salt↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• cream of tartar↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• butter↗3⁄4 cup

  or 3/4 cup margarine

• milk↗3⁄4 cup
• egg↗1

  lightly beaten

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 425°F

2. 2

   Sift together into a bowl the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar.

3. 3

   Add the butter or margarine. With a fork or a pastry blender cut the butter in util the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the milk and the egg, just until combined. Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead lightly 4 or 5 strokes. Roll or pat (being careful to handle the dough as little as necessary) into a 1/2-3/4-inch thick round. Cut with a biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet, farther apart if you like crispy edges, and closer together if you like them soft.

4. 4

   Bake at 425F for 10-15 minutes. (For elevations of 500 feet or more use 4 teaspoons of baking powder.).