Christmas Cream Milk Biscuit.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 4 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 2/3 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, thoroughly combine flour, salt, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar, and cayenne.

• Cut butter into pieces, and work it in with your fingers until mixture is coarse and crumbly.

• Make a well in center of flour mixture, pour in milk, and stir with a fork just until dough comes together. Do not overmix. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently 10 to 12 times.

• Pat dough into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out biscuits using a floured 2-inch-round cutter. Do not twist cutter. Transfer biscuits to a lightly buttered baking sheet, and bake until brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.