Baking Powder Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Sift together into bowl the dry ingredients.
Cut into dry ingredients with a pastry blender the vegetable shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Make a well in center of mixture and add all at one time the milk.
Stir with fork until dough follows fork.
Gently form dough into a ball and put on a lightly floured surface.
Knead dough by folding opposite side over toward you.
Using fingertips, gently push dough away.
Give it a quarter turn.
Repeat process rhythmically 10 to 15 times, until dough is just smooth.
Always turn dough in same direction, using as little additional flour as possible.