Old-Fashioned Baking Powder Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
3/4 to 1 c. milk

Preparation

Heat oven to 450\u00b0.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Using fork or pastry blender, cut shortening into flour until consistency of coarse meal.
Add milk; stir with fork until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a soft, moist dough.