Simple Drop Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter + 2 Tbsp for pan

Method:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and melt 2 Tbsp butter in a glass baking dish in the oven.  When butter is almost totally melted, remove pan to have ready for biscuits.

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.  Melt butter, mix with milk, and pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.  Mix until just moistened.  Drop by large filled tablespoons into the buttered baking dish, or use an ice cream scoop with a trigger mechanism for a rounder, more uniform biscuit.  Bake 8-12 minutes til biscuit tops begin to brown and the bottoms are golden brown.  Makes about 8 medium-sized biscuits.