Mile High Buttery Biscuits

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My grandmother used to make this recipe every saturday with home baked beans. She would use tenderfake lard. I have changed the lard to butter or margarine, hence the name buttery biscuit.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 425 degrees f.

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With a knife or pastry cutter cut in , flour , baking powder , cream of tartar ,.

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Salt , sugar and margarine.

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Cut in until it becomes course and crumbly.

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Whip together milk and egg with a fork.

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Mix with the flour mixture until it forms a soft dough.

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Add flour if the dough is too sticky.

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Important: do not over mix.

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This will made your biscuit hard if you over mix.

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Roll out dough with a rolling pin to about 11 / 2 to 2 inch thickness.

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I use an empty small can of peas opened at both ends to cut out the biscuits.

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Place biscuits on a cookie sheet.

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Place cookie sheet in your preheated oven on the very top rack.

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Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

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Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.

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Ingredients

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all-purpose flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, butter, egg, milk