Up And Down Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 c. shortening
2/3 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1/4 c. sugar or brown sugar
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients.
Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add milk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
Roll dough to a 20 x 10-inch rectangle 1/4-inch thick.
Brush on melted butter. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Sprinkle over dough.
Cut lengthwise into five 2-inch strips.
Stack strips, cinnamon side up, on top of each other.
Cut stacks into 2-inch sections.
Place each stacked section, cut side down, into lightly greased muffin pans.
Bake at 425\u00b0 for 12 minutes or until lightly brown.
Yields 10 to 12 biscuits.