- 2 cups [280 g] flour
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
- 4 teaspoons [20 mL] baking powder
- 3 tablespoons [45 g] sugar
- 4 teaspoons [20 g] butter
- 7/8 cup [220 mL] milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup [60 mL] milk
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- Preheat oven to 425°F [220°C].
- Mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; cut in butter.
- Pour in 7/8 cup [220 mL] milk, all at once; stir just until dough shapes into a ball around the fork.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead 14 times; pat until 1/2-inch [1.3-cm] thick.
- Cut rounds, using a 2-inch [5-cm] cookie cutter.
- Arrange rounds touching each other, into a baking pan.
- Mix together beaten egg and remaining milk.
- Brush top of each biscuit with egg/milk mixture.
- Bake into preheated oven, for 15 to 20 minutes.
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