LIGHT AND FLAKY BISCUITS

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Flaky and light biscuits. Perfect addition to homemade soup.

Provided by Mindy Foster

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits

Time 25m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
4 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ cup cold margarine

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Whisk milk and egg together.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt together in a bowl. Add margarine and cut in with a pastry blender or 2 knives. Add milk-egg mixture and mix just enough to combine.
Knead dough briefly, 5 to 7 times. Roll to a 1 1/2-inch thickness and cut out 14 biscuits.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 14.7 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 406.7 mg, Sugar 2.8 g