Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to .
2. 2
   Sift flour, salt and baking powder twice in a bowl.
3. 3
   Cut butter in with a knife until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. 4
   Add milk to the mixture and mix just until you get a soft dough—don't overmix.
5. 5
   Place dough on a floured board. Knead the dough gently until smooth. Roll out to ½ inch (1.3 cm) thick.
6. 6
   Cut out biscuits with a small cutter and place biscuits onto a greased pan.
7. 7
   If you have scraps of dough, knead into a ball, re-roll, and cut out more biscuits.
8. 8
   Bake for 15 minutes until nicely browned. Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and leave it to cool.