Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 c Flour (plus a bit extra for the counter)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 TB baking powder
1 stick of cold butter (plus more for the skillet)
¾ c plus 1 TB of milk (1% or more, but not enough fat in skim)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 425.  While your oven is preheating, start by adding your dry ingredients to a mixing bowl.  Stir them together well.

2. Then add your stick of butter.  The colder, the better.  Cut your butter into your dry ingredients (you can use a pastry cutter like I have, or two butter knives, or even work it in quickly with your fingertips.  I say fingertips because you want the butter to be cold, and using your palms makes it too warm and melts it)

3. Once you have a dough ball, turn it out onto a well-floured counter. Then roll it out til it’s about ½” thick, and start cutting it out.

4. Smear a little butter on the top of each one, and then put them in the oven for 18-20 minutes.

Source: Mom of the South