Best Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup butter, chilled
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450°F.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar.

3. 3

   Slice butter into cubes and cut into flour mixture until pea-sized crumbs form.

4. 4

   Add buttermilk and stir with a fork untl mixture is moistened.

5. 5

   Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, kneeding and folding dough until it holds together. Be careful not to handle too much, or the biscuits will become tough and butter will melt.

6. 6

   With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough until 1/4-inch thick. Cut out biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until raised and golden brown.

7. 7

   Serve warm.