Baked Egg Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1/3 cup water

Method

1. 1 Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
2. 2 Beat the egg, melt the shortening, and mix both into the water.
3. 3 Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients to form a soft dough.
4. 4 Roll dough to ½ inch thickness on a floured surface and cut with a biscuit cutter.
5. 5 Bake in a 350°F oven for about 25 minutes.