Baking Powder Biscuits

Description: This is my mother's biscuit recipe. They always turn out light and fluffy, the best. I can't tell you how many of these I have made in my lifetime, but I can assure you they are always greeted with enthusiasm and my dinner guests would be disappointed if I didn't have some of these waiting for them, fresh out of the oven.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 8 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Crisco
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 large beaten eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Steps:

1. Sift together flour and baking powder.
2. Stir in salt and sugar.
3. Cut in the Crisco until the mixture resembles crumbs.
4. Stir together eggs and milk.
5. Make a well in the dry mixture and stir in the milk mixture with a fork.
6. Stir just to moisten, then turn out onto a lightly floured board.
7. Knead about 15 times, then pat lightly into a circle, about 1/2-inch thick.
8. (The secret to light and fluffy biscuits is to handle the dough as little as possible) With a sharp round cutter, cut out rounds, without twisting the cutter.
9. Just give it a sharp tap, then lift straight up (twisting the cutter causes the biscuits to slope over when they are baking) place on a baking sheet.
10. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
11. Serve warm.