Never Fail Biscuits

2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Add milk and mix well. Roll out (not too thin and use lots of flour since the dough is a bit sticky) and cut circles out of the dough with a cup. Bake 10 minutes at 450.

I use this recipe for anything that calls for a biscuit dough. I use it to wrap up sausage for pigs-in-a-blanket. Another popular dessert around here is cinnamon rolls using this biscuit dough. Roll out the dough pretty thin and sprinkle it thickly with sugar and cinnamon. Cut into rectangles and roll up. Then bake 10 minutes at 450 until golden brown.