Rita's Tea Biscuits

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• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 biscuits

Ingredients

• 4  cups flour
• 2  tablespoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 2  eggs, plus enough milk to make 1 1/2 cups

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse corn meal.
3. Stirring with a fork, add the milk mixture to make a soft dough
4. Turn out on a board, kneed lightly for a minute. Roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter.
5. Place on a greased baking sheet.
6. Bake for 12-15 minutes.