Heat oven to 450°.

Grease baking sheet lightly.

Mix in bowl

2 cups sifted Gold

Medal Flour

3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

With blender cut in until fine

1/3 cup soft shortening

With fork stir in

3/4 cup milk

Drop biscuit-sized pieces of dough onto baking sheet. (Push the dough off the fork with rubber scraper.)

Leave 2-inch space between biscuits so they can brown and will be separate.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until brown. Serve piping hot.

Makes 12 to 20 biscuits.