Southern Gal Biscuits

*** Southern Gal Biscuits  (don't know where that name came from)
 
2 Cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tablespoons sugar (sometimes I use a little more to make a
sweeter biscuit)
1/2 Cup butter or margarine (NOT softened!)
1 egg
2/3 Cup milk (may not use this much)
 
Mix the dry ingredients.
 
Slice the butter into the flour mixture and mix until crumbly.  This can be done several ways.  I have a wire wisk that I use - not a flimsy egg whisk --- it consists of a wooden handle, with four thick inflexible wires attached in a semicircle shape.   You can also just use a fork.  I also sometimes use an electric mixer -- but only for the flour/butter step -- NOT when adding the wet ingredients (I did this the first time I used the mixer, and the batter
completely stuck to the beaters).  Whichever method you use, keep mixing until the pieces of butter are no bigger than a pea.
 
Then add the egg, and enough milk to make the dough stiff and
dry enough to roll out and cut into biscuits.  I usually don't use as much as 2/3 Cup milk.  And, if you add too much milk, just add more flour.
 
I use lots of flour when rolling them out.  If you don't have a biscuit cutter, a drinking glass will do.  Bake 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes - until they rise up and split and turn
lightly brown.
 
 
Provided to the net by Lisa McGlashan from Atlanta, GA who claims not to be Southern.
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