Best Buttermilk Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup butter, chilled
1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0F.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar.
Slice butter into cubes and cut into flour mixture until pea-sized crumbs form.
Add buttermilk and stir with a fork untl mixture is moistened.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, kneeding and folding dough until it holds together. Be careful not to handle too much, or the biscuits will become tough and butter will melt.
With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough until 1/4-inch thick. Cut out biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until raised and golden brown.
Serve warm.