Ingredients

• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ c baking powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 2½ Tbsp sugar (optional)
• 1 c shortening

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Use ⅓ cup milk for each cup of biscuit mix. Stir until the dough just comes together. It will be very sticky.
3. For Drop Biscuits, drop onto a greased or lined baking sheet.
4. For Rolled Biscuits, turn out onto a floured surface, dust the top with flour, and knead dough 9 or 10 times. Press into a 1-inch thick round and cut out with a biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter. Be sure to press straight down. Reform scrap dough and cut out, working as little as possible. Place on greased or lined baking sheet.
5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.