Sunday Morning Biscuits

One of my favorite things about the weekend is getting up before Cillian and making a special breakfast.  There's little that beats these simple rolled biscuits, following the basic recipe from Joy of Cooking.

Ingredients:
- 1 3/4c flour
- 4-6T butter
- 1T baking powder
- 1/2t salt
- 3/4c milk

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Combine the dry ingredients.  Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until it is in pea-sized pieces.  Add milk and mix just to combine.

Turn dough out onto a floured surface and kneed a couple of times.  Pat out to about 1/2 inch thick, lightly coat with flour, and fold in half.  Repeat this procedure about three or four times.  This will ensure that when the biscuits come out of the oven, they have lots of horizontal flakes and split easily.

Bake at 450 for about 15-20 minutes, until golden.

Serve with butter, jam, and honey.