Recipe - Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits

2 One half cup Allpurpose flour
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 One half teaspoon Cream of tartar
Three fourths teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
One half cup (1 stick) butter
2/3 cup Buttermilk
1 Egg
Milk
Additional sugar

Makes 8 to 10

Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease baking sheet. Mix flour, 2 Tbs sugar, cream
of tartar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture
resembles coarse meal. Stir in buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto
floured surface and knead until smooth; dough will be moist. Roll dough out
into circle One half inch thick. Transfer to prepared sheet. Cut into wedges.
Brush top with milk; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 15
minutes. Serve immediately

Variation: Add 2/3 cup raisins, One fourth cup mined candied orange peel, 1 Tbs
finely grated lemon peel and 1 tsp caraway seed to dough.

The Inn of Glenn Haven Denver, CO. Bon Appetit