Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1/3 cup honey

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Melt butter in a small saucepan.
  • Place flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cream of tartar in a mixing bowl.
  • Work in the shortening with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture resembles and feels like cornmeal.
  • Pour milk into the flour mixture and mix well.
  • Knead the dough about 12 to 15 times.
  • Break the dough into ¼ to ⅓-cup size balls.
  • Roll or pat out dough balls to ½-inch thickness.
  • Place the dough pieces on a baking sheet and brush them with melted butter.
  • Bake at 450°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • While the biscuits are baking, pour the honey into the remainder of the butter and bring it to a boil.
  • Remove the honey butter from the heat and set aside.
  • When biscuits are done, remove them from the oven and immediately brush the tops with honey butter.