• 2 cups sifted enriched all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¹/₃ cup lard or other shortening
• ³/₄ cup milk
• Milk for brushing tops

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Add lard and cut in with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk and stir with a fork until a dough is formed.

2. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a ball and knead lightly 10 to 15 times. Gently roll dough ¹/₂ inch thick. Cut with a floured biscuit cutter or knife, using an even pressure to keep sides of biscuits straight.

3. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, close together for soft-sided biscuits or 1 inch apart for crusty sides. Brush tops lightly with milk.

4.Bake at 450 ํF 10 to 15 minutes.

[About 1 dozen biscuits]

Buttermilk Biscuits:
Follow recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits; decrease baking powder to 2¹/₂ teaspoons and add ¹/₄ teaspoon baking soda to dry ingredients. Substitute buttermilk for milk.

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