Tea Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. shortening
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. sugar
1 egg

Preparation

Sift flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together. Add water and beaten egg to shortening.
Mix with dry ingredients to make soft dough. Turn out on floured board and roll out to about half-inch thickness.
Cut out with small biscuit cutter.
Bake on greased pan in moderate oven about 25 minutes.