Christmas Morning Biscuits

I was so stinking proud of myself. For the first time, I made biscuits from scratch. Probably not a big deal to most, but oh well. Not only was it my first attempt, they were AWESOME!! Unfortunately, I could eat these every weekend. Unfortunately, I won't be doing that. Not hard to make at all, very simple recipe. And they will easily translate to Any Morning Biscuits, too. :)

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk

Directions
1.In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg with milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2.Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead 20 times. Roll to 3/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

One reviewer suggested replacing half the shortening with butter to avoid blandness. I didn't have any shortening, so I used all butter. Great taste and texture! Soft, and not at all dry like biscuits can be. I also used a star cookie cutter for most of them since I don't have a real biscuit cutter and I wanted to be festive! Served hot out the oven with a buttery spread :), apple butter, honey, and blueberry jam.