Butterball Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0.
Melt 1/2 cup butter, put 1 tsp into each of 12 (2 1/2-inch) muffin pan cups; reserve remainder.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup soft butter; cut in with pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in milk with fork.
Fill each prepared muffin cup nearly to the top with dough. Bake 10 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter over each biscuit. Bake 10 minutes longer.