2 c All-purpose flour
4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter
1 c (approx) milk or light cream
2 tb Milk
1 ts Cornmeal
In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender or 2
knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1 cup
milk, stirring with fork to make soft, slightly stick dough. Form into
ball; knead gently on lightly floured surface about
10 times.
Roll dough into circle about 1/2 thick. Cut with floured 2 inch cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush each biscuit lightly with 2 tbsp.
milk; sprinkle with cornmeal. Bake in 400F oven for 20 minutes or until
golden brown. Makes about 24 biscuits.
Yields
24 Biscuits
