No-Fail Biscuits

I mean no FAIL, even I can make biscuts now... this eluded me before.. all I could make were hockey puck biscuts.. lol This recipe was given to me by a dear friend...

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 biscuts

Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 2  tablespoons white sugar
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 3  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup shortening (by hand)
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk

Directions

1. Mix flour, sugar, bk powder, cream of tartar, salt and soda in a bowl. Mix well.
2. Then add shortening by hand and then milk.
3. Knead well. Cut out ( I use a small tomatoe paste can with bottom cut out) and place on greased cookie sheet ( I use partchment paper or stone).
4. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes ( sometimes on a hot day will only be 15 minutes).
5. I have used my kitchenaid mixer with dough hook and they have turned out ok.