Old-Fashioned Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 1/3 c. milk

Preparation

Sift flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar and baking powder.
Cut in the butter with two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add milk and stir with fork until dough is mixed and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Drop tablespoons of dough onto buttered baking sheets.
Bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.