Mile High Buttery Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup butter (I use margarine) or 3/4 cup margarine (I use margarine)
1 egg
1 cup milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
With a knife or pastry cutter cut in, flour, baking powder, cream of tartar,.
salt, sugar and margarine. Cut in until it becomes course and crumbly.
Whip together milk and egg with a fork.
Mix with the flour mixture until it forms a soft dough.Add flour if the dough is too sticky.
Important: DO NOT OVER MIX. This will made your biscuit hard if you over mix.
Roll out dough with a rolling pin to about 11/2 to 2 inch thickness.
I use an empty small can of peas opened at both ends (to let the air though) to cut out the biscuits.
Place biscuits on a cookie sheet.
Place cookie sheet in your preheated oven on the very top rack.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.