Light and Flaky Biscuits recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

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
servingSize: -
sodium: 406.7 mg
sugar: 2.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

  2. Whisk milk and egg together.

  3. 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.

  4. Knead dough briefly, 5 to 7 times. Roll to a 1 1/2-inch thickness and cut out 14 biscuits.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

Recipe Yield

14 biscuits

Recipe Note

Flaky and light biscuits. Perfect addition to homemade soup.

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