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Baking Powder Biscuits

2 cups pastry flour. 4 teaspoons baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 2 tablespoons Cottolene. 3/4 cup milk or water.

PROCESS: Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add shortening and rub into flour with tips of fingers, using a light touch. Add milk or water, mix with a knife to a soft dough. Turn on a lightly floured board; knead slightly. Pat and roll to one-half inch thickness. Shape with mall biscuit cutter. Place close together in a buttered pan and bake in a hot oven fifteen minutes.