Rich Tea Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cold
• 1 cup cold milk

Recipe

• 1 put first 5 ingredients in bowl.
• 2 stir thoroughly.
• 3 cut in butter until crumbly.
• 4 pour in milk.
• 5 stir quickly to combine.
• 6 dough should be soft.
• 7 turn out on lightly floured surface.
• 8 knead gently 8-10 times.
• 9 roll or pat 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick or half the thickness you want the baked product to be.
• 10 cut with small round cookie cutter.
• 11 place on greased cookie sheet close together for soft sides or apart for crisp sides.
• 12 bake in 450 degrees oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• 13 brushing biscuits with milk before baking will produce a pretty brown top.
• 14 makes 10.