Cookbook:Biscuits II

This recipe for biscuits is adapted from the public domain cookbook A Little Book for A Little Cook.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 1 tablespoon cold butter
 * ½ cup (125 ml / 4.2 oz) milk

Procedure

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