Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, pepper and salt.
- With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in 1/2 cup of the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces.
- Stir in milk just until soft dough forms.
- On lightly floured surface, pat or gently roll out dough to 3/4" thickness.
- With floured biscuit cutter, cut into 2" rounds, pushing straight down and pulling up without twisting cutter.
- Place biscuits on baking sheets.
- Press scraps together to use all the dough.
- Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Brush over tops of biscuits.
- Bake biscuits 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown on tops and golden brown on bottoms.
- Cool briefly on wire rack.