Biscuits II

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cold butter
• ½ cup milk

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (392 °F).
2. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder twice in a bowl.
3. Cut the butter in with a knife until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Add the milk to the mixture and mix just until you get a soft dough—don't overmix.
5. Place the dough on a floured board.
6. Knead the dough gently until smooth.
7. Roll out to ½ inch (1.3 cm) thick.
8. Cut out biscuits with a small cutter and place biscuits onto a greased pan.
9. If you have scraps of dough, knead into a ball, re-roll, and cut out more biscuits.
10. Bake for 15 minutes until nicely browned.
11. Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and leave it to cool.